Speeding Traffic In The Countryside
EDM number 462 in 1999-00, proposed by Linda Perham on 01/03/2000.
That this House welcomes the Government's announcement that 30 mph should be the normal speed limit in all villages; recognises that this will have major benefits to the countryside and people's quality of life; encourages the Government to ensure 30 mph limits apply for all villages within the life of its Ten Year Transport Plan; calls on the Government to review the regulations governing road signage in the countryside; and calls for urgent legislation to reduce speed limits on country lanes from the current 60 mph, and new powers for local authorities to designate quiet lanes where residents, walkers, cyclists and horse riders have legal priority over motorists.
This motion has been signed by a total of 64 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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