"The Scottish government has dropped plans to reduce the national speed limit on single carriageway roads. Proposals included reducing the speed limit on the roads from 60mph down to 50mph. A consultation showed the plans were unpopular, with some respondents raising concerns about the impact on journey times. Work will continue to raise speed limits for HGVs on single and dual carriageways, aiming to reduce speed differences with other vehicles, ease driver frustration, and improve journey time reliability."
"The National Speed Management Review provides important evidence on how speed limits can help reduce road deaths and serious injuries, and is helping us work towards our ambitious goal of making Scotland's roads the safest in the world by 2030. Work will be undertaken to further analyse the impact on road casualties and journey times of a speed limit change on different standards of single carriageways and this will inform any future transport policies."
The Scottish government has dropped plans to reduce the national speed limit on single carriageway roads from 60mph to 50mph after a consultation found the proposals unpopular and raised journey-time concerns. Work will continue to raise speed limits for HGVs on single and dual carriageways to reduce speed differentials, ease driver frustration, and improve journey time reliability. Provisional figures show 160 people died on Scotland's roads in 2024, up 13 from 2023, while total injuries fell from 5,838 to 5,576. Deaths involving cars and motorbikes increased, while pedestrian and cyclist deaths fell. Scotland aims to halve road deaths by 2030. The Scottish Greens called the decision regrettable.
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