With many thanks to our Ward Officer Chris Woodness for bringing this to our attention.

Mark Ruskell MSP has completed a consultation on a Members Bill to change the default nation-wide speed limit in built up areas across Scotland from 30mph to 20mph. If passed, it could become law by the end of next year. He states that “30 mph limits date back a century and the process of creating 20 mph zones is too slow and too costly.”

With the Glencaple 20mph campaign document being handed over to Council Leaders imminently, this has come at a particularly ‘interesting’ time! 

This Bill could make such a difference for all our streets, throughout Scotland – see the facts and figures for yourselves on the link below. 

www.sustrans.org.uk/safer-streets-bill

You can see the consultation responses so far here and download a summary here, or download the full consultation document here.