Are all vehicles affected?
If a road has a 20 mph limit on it then this would be the legal speed limit for all motorised vehicles using that road.
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How much has it cost?
The scheme will cost an estimated £2 million over three years, with funding from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund awarded by the Government in 2012. In terms of future cost savings the average value of [...]
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How will I know when I am in a road with a 20mph speed limit?
20 mph road markings and large traffic signs are proposed to be installed at the junctions where the speed limit changes. Smaller '20' repeater signs are proposed to be placed at regular intervals on either side [...]
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How will it be enforced?
The police have the responsibility to enforce all speed limits. The police have said the 20 mph speed restrictions will be treated in the same way as any other speed limit in the Avon and [...]
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Won’t it make driving round Bristol take longer?
Our research suggests that the reduction in speed will not significantly increase journey times. As an example, driving up Gloucester Road at 20mph takes approximately 30 seconds longer at 20 mph than at current traffic speeds [...]
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What affect will it have on the environment?
Studies have so far not conclusively proven either a positive or negative effect on the environment: driving at 20 mph causes some emissions to rise slightly and some to fall. The greatest environmental benefit from [...]
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What happens if I break the speed limit?
The same thing that happens if you drive over 30mph in a 30mph limit. If traffic police are monitoring the street, you will be caught; we hope that people will understand and appreciate the benefits [...]
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Are other areas doing something similar?
20 mph speed limits are in force in other areas throughout the UK, benefitting over 8 million people. To date, they are in force in Newcastle, Liverpool, Warrington, Lancashire, Cambridge, York, Portsmouth, Oxford, the London [...]
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Do they work?
National evidence has shown that sign-only 20 mph speed limits can help to reduce average speeds and improve safety. Evidence from our pilot scheme showed that they increased the number of people walking and cycling, [...]
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You mention schemes in other parts of the country but evidence shows that they haven’t been successful in reducing speed limits – what will you do differently?
We are aware of some of the issues that other cities have faced. To build on their experience and make sure that Bristol’s scheme is the most effective possible, Bristol City Council, in conjunction with [...]