The Council are working on implementing citywide mandatory 20mph limits on most roads. In what ways could the roll out of this be supported to maximise the road safety benefits?
Help us understand how to best implement and support the 20mph speed limit initiative.
There will be some who will not welcome the change, so there is a need to engage and work with residents and visitors to appreciate the benefits of the roll out
The responsibility for the deployment of safety cameras lies with the Safety Cameras Scotland, not the local authority. They have a set of established criteria which must be met before an enforcement camera can be installed but we do engage with them to request specific sites are assessed to see if they meet their criteria.
I share crawfordm's skepticism about the impact of reducing the speed limit to 20mph. I don't think this issue is with the current speed limits but with people not respecting them. I think we mostly need enforcement to force people to adopt better habits. But this is good to hear early results from Wales are positive.
The responsibility for the deployment of safety cameras lies with the Safety Cameras Scotland, not the local authority. They have a set of established criteria which must be met before an enforcement camera can be installed but we do engage with them to request specific sites are assessed to see if they meet their criteria.
Thanks for your reply - that's a shame. Still, I hope the council can err on the side of including roads in the 20mph and moving as quickly as practical given the constraints you have :)
That's a great suggestion, we currently deliver a full education programme in Glasgow's schools and work with our colleagues in Police Scotland to engage with pre-driver aged pupils. We also distribute free young driver magazines city-wide with hints and tips for new drivers.
Thank you for the suggestions, we will of course monitor the delivery of the project and engage with local communities re how we can encourage more active and sustainable travel through design and the re-allocation of space to our most vulnerable road users.
It will be ignored unless there are actual impediments forcing drivers to slow down such as speed bumps and road narrowing. And again, enforcement is key.
There will be some who will not welcome the change, so there is a need to engage and work with residents and visitors to appreciate the benefits of the roll out
The responsibility for the deployment of safety cameras lies with the Safety Cameras Scotland, not the local authority. They have a set of established criteria which must be met before an enforcement camera can be installed but we do engage with them to request specific sites are assessed to see if they meet their criteria.
This will be a big change for drivers, will speed cameras be installed to monitor/enforce this?
I share crawfordm's skepticism about the impact of reducing the speed limit to 20mph. I don't think this issue is with the current speed limits but with people not respecting them. I think we mostly need enforcement to force people to adopt better habits. But this is good to hear early results from Wales are positive.
The responsibility for the deployment of safety cameras lies with the Safety Cameras Scotland, not the local authority. They have a set of established criteria which must be met before an enforcement camera can be installed but we do engage with them to request specific sites are assessed to see if they meet their criteria.
Thanks for your reply - that's a shame. Still, I hope the council can err on the side of including roads in the 20mph and moving as quickly as practical given the constraints you have :)
That's a great suggestion, we currently deliver a full education programme in Glasgow's schools and work with our colleagues in Police Scotland to engage with pre-driver aged pupils. We also distribute free young driver magazines city-wide with hints and tips for new drivers.
Thank you for the suggestions, we will of course monitor the delivery of the project and engage with local communities re how we can encourage more active and sustainable travel through design and the re-allocation of space to our most vulnerable road users.
Thank you, we will discuss enforcement measures with our partners in Police Scotland and the Scottish Safety Camera partnership.
It will be ignored unless there are actual impediments forcing drivers to slow down such as speed bumps and road narrowing. And again, enforcement is key.