Posts Tagged ‘20 is plenty’

Yesterday, I shared a campaign going on in England to lower the speed limits on residential streets to 20 MPH. BikePortland also picked up the story and shared this striking image on stopping distances of a car in ideal conditions if a child suddenly jumped out in the street. Going up to just 25 MPH [...]

StreetFilms recently shared this film from England where there is a concerted effort to reduce the vehicle speeds in residential streets to 20 MPH. Proponents argue that the slower speed makes the streets more welcoming to pedestrians and cyclists, reduces fatalities, and increases property values. They make a compelling case including some heart wrenching footage [...]