The Independent highlights the call for drastically reduced speed limits on certain roads to enhance safety, particularly around schools and hospitals. A study by the Road Safety Foundation suggests that a 10mph limit could greatly minimize deaths and serious injuries from road accidents. It emphasizes that a 30mph speed limit is only safe in the absence of pedestrians or cyclists, advocating for a 20mph limit to improve safety in mixed-traffic areas. The need for immediate reporting on such vital issues, amidst funding concerns due to paywalls, is also underscored.
The report explained that reducing speed limits on roads surrounding schools, hospitals, and in areas of major events could significantly reduce road accidents.
Lowering speed limits would mean less than one in 10 road accidents would result in serious injuries or fatalities.
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