Blanket 20mph

A blanket 20mph makes no sense. Each town should be assessed.

Noooo please no

I agree in school areas but not just blanketing thinking it will make roads safer . What happened do educating people how to cross roads . Back in the day they use to have the green cross code adverts .Cars are not designed for 20 and will just add to pollution in built up areas . please someone have some common sense .

Yet another public sector ideology to slow the nation down

There may be a need for 20 mph zones around schools because of careless driving by parents late to school and other drivers who do not care. Putting 20mph speed limits in other areas will achieve nothing. If an area has poor streets, people are already driving at 20 mph or less. If the road is open and with a 20 mph speed limit, some idiots will still drive in excess. As for the plan to reduce all speed limits across all roads will serve absolutely no purpose. At the Scottish Government's road shows (one in Keith) the public servants…