Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tories 'complacent' on 20mph speed limit
Alex Phillips, Green candidate for the Goldsmid by-election in Hove, has accused Tory-run Brighton & Hove City Council of ‘complacency’ when it comes to road safety, as it has 'dragged its feet' on introducing 20 mph speed limits.Alex made her claim after attending a council cabinet meeting last week where she questioned Tory council leader Mary Mears on the issue.
Alex said:
“More people aged between 5 and 35 die from road accidents than anything else. It’s no wonder towns across the UK - such as Portsmouth, Norwich and Oxford – are considering introducing 20mph speed limits on all their residential roads.
“Here in Brighton & Hove, 141 people were killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents over the last year. The council should be looking at any and all ways to reduce this figure, as soon as possible.
“It’s clear that the introduction of a 20mph speed limit on residential roads would go a long way to making the city’s roads safer, our communities healthier and our streets more pleasant.
“But the Tories don't appear to think the situation is urgent. More than a year ago they promised to investigate introducing a 20 mph limit, but they haven’t even begun to look into it.
“The Tories seem complacent in the face of so many deaths on our city's roads."
The Goldsmid council by-election is on Thursday 23 July 2009.
For more information view:
www.brightonandhovegreenparty.org.uk
and www.alexforgoldsmid.co.uk
