Here are some useful reports for reference. Most of them recommend 20 mph
default speed limits in residential areas :-
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20's Plenty FAQ for Local Authorities |
20's Plenty for Us |
Information for Local Authorities regarding the implications of 20mph speed
limits/zones |
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Coping with peak Oil |
Report by Bristol City
Council |
The implications of Peak Oil for a city like BrisTol |
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20's Plenty Leaflet |
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Download our 4 page leaflet on 20's Plenty |
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Putting people at the centre: How to improve road safety in the 21st century |
Lecture by Fred Wegman
SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, The Netherlands |
The 20th Westminster Lecture on Transport Safety |
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A Safer Way: Consultation on Making Britain's Roads the Safest in the World
NEW |
DfT
Consultation
DfT Consultation: Executive Summary
DfT Consultation: PowerPoint Presentation |
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Behave Yourself: Road Safety Policy in the 21st Century
NEW |
PACTS :
2009 report on behavioural change on our roads |
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Braking point - 20 mph speed limits in London NEW |
London
Assembly report on 20 mph speed limits |
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Transport Committee Report |
Transport
Committee Report on Road Safety |
Ending the Scandal of Complacency: Road
Safety beyond 2010 |
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20's Plenty Submission
to Transport Committee |
Transport Committee Submission
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20's Plenty For Us submission to UK Transport
Committee Inquiry on Road Safety |
| Setting Local Speed
Limits |
Dept for Transport Circular 1/2006
Setting Local
Speed Limits |
The recent circular which specifies how
Traffic Authorities should be setting local speed limits. |
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European Union
Kids on the move |
EU document presenting the case for restoring
the mobility of children through sharing our roads more equitably |
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European Union
Reclaiming city streets for
people - Chaos or quality of life? |
EU document identifying the issues effecting
the quality of life in European cities and strategies to make them more
friendly for people |
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European Union
National Policies to
Promote Cycling |
A 2004 comparison of national policies to
encourage cycling across Europe |
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SUNflower report |
A 2002 comparative study of road safety
development in Sweden, United Kingdom and Netherlands. |
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SUNflower report + 6 |
An updated 2005 report that includes 6
additional countries |
| Road Casualties in Britain 2008
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Department for Transport
British
Road Casualties 2008 |
the road accident
statistics for 2008 |
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Walking, cycling and transport safety: an analysis of child
road deaths
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Sonkin, Edwards, Roberts & Green |
An examination of the trends in road death rates for child
pedestrians, cyclists and car occupants.
Published by Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine -
August 2006 |
Beyond 2010 - a holistic approach
to road safety in
Great Britain |
Parliamentary Advisory Council
for Transport Safety - Final
Report - Summary |
An examination of the trends in road safety
and recommendation on how to create a better road environment in the future |
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IMPACT OF 30 KM/H
ZONE INTRODUCTION
ON VEHICLE EXHAUST
EMISSIONS IN URBAN AREAS
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Luc Int Panis Carolien Beckx and Steven Broekx
Download
full report |
Research from Belgium looking at the impact of 30 kph zones
on vehicle emissions. |
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Effect of 20 mph traffic speed zones
on road injuries in London,
1986-2006: controlled interrupted time series
analysis
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Grundy, Steinbach, Edwards, Green, Armstrong & Wilson
Download Article |
BMJ Article |
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20 mph zones and Road Safety in
London
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Grundy, Steinbach, Edwards, Green, Armstrong & Wilson
Download
Report |
Full report to London Road Safety Unit |
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The Effect of 20 mph zones on
Inequalities in Road Casualties in London
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Grundy, Steinbach, Edwards, Green, Armstrong & Wilson
Download Report |
Full report to London Road Safety Unit |
