There are 461 results relating to "20mph"
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Official Report
Meeting date:
19 March 2024
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee 19 March 2024
There is a bit of concern about speed limits because we are going through the national strategy for reducing the speed limit to 20mph in built-up areas in Scotland at the moment.
Last updated:
10 April 2024
PB_2021_Paper058
S6M-01281: Stephen Kerr: Road Safety in Falkirk - That the Parliament recognises efforts in Airth and Reddingmuirhead to introduce a 20mph speed limit; considers that, in busy areas, a 20mph speed limit is safer for pedestrians, in particular school children and cyclists, and notes the view that local councils should...
Official Report
Meeting date:
6 June 2023
Meeting of the Parliament 06 June 2023
The Welsh Government passed an almost identical measure and, as a result, the majority of Welsh roads that are currently 30mph will have flipped to 20mph by September this year. In Scotland, all appropriate roads will be designated as 20mph by 2025.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 January 2017
S5W-05928
The Scottish Government funds a number of road safety initiatives for cyclists, including: Cycling Scotland's "Give Everyone Cycle Space" campaign, which is run annually and nationally both on TV and radio, which asks all drivers to be aware of cyclists on the roads at all times and to give cyclists as much space as you would another vehicle; adult cycle training sessions, which are available across the country from cycle retailers, and a downloadable APP from Cycling Scotland, which take you through various road safety exercises, including road positioning; the Big Bike Revival run by Cycling UK, which has held over 500 community-led sessions since September 2016 and will continue in 2017, together with free Dr Bike maintenance checks, cycle training and community led rides; Sustrans' Workplace Champions' programme, which is currently delivered in Edinburgh and Glasgow and engages with workplaces to deliver cycle training to those who wish to cycle to work; funding support to local authorities to deliver the three levels of the UK national standard Bikeability Scotland cycle training in schools; support for the implementation of 20mph...
Last updated:
10 April 2024
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S6M-01281: Stephen Kerr: Road Safety in Falkirk - That the Parliament recognises efforts in Airth and Reddingmuirhead to introduce a 20mph speed limit; considers that, in busy areas, a 20mph speed limit is safer for pedestrians, in particular school children and cyclists, and notes the view that local councils should...
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 November 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 21 November 2017
On many of those streets, the speed limit is already rightly set at 20mph for the safety of those individuals.
Last updated:
5 December 2024
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Mark Ruskell: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it will ensure that all appropriate roads have a safer speed limit of 20mph by 2025. (S6O-04074) 3. Richard Leonard: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to maintain and grow supported businesses.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 April 2013
S4W-13966
The introduction of 20mph speed limits and zones will generally be a matter for local authorities in their management of the local roads network.
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 December 2024
Meeting of the Parliament 05 December 2024
We do not propose to take forward further consultation at this time, but the Government will continue to engage with stakeholders in order to develop proportionate controls for pet service providers.Safer Speed Limit (20mph) Safer Speed Limit (20mph) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it will ensure that all appropriate roads have a safer speed limit of 20mph by 2025.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 December 2011
S4W-04335
There are no towns or villages through which the Scottish trunk road network passes with a permanent 20mph zone in place. In September 2003, a ministerial announcement confirmed measures to assist roads authorities in implementing 20mph speed limits at schools.
