Town councillors have backed the principle of a default 20mph speed limit, but not everywhere.
A blanket 20 mile per hour speed limit wouldn't be right for Whitby, that's the view of some town councillors who think a more targeted approach is needed.
The council last week gave it's support to the 20s Plenty campaign, which wants to see a default 20 mile per hour speed limit in urban areas, but Town Councillor Bob Dalrymple thinks a selective approach would be needed.
Following a vote at the council's Town Development and Improvement committee this week the Town Council says it will now be asking the County Council to investigate a 20mph scheme in Whitby.
The committee passed a resolution saying:
That the Council:
- Supports the 20’s Plenty for North Yorkshire campaign;
- Calls on North Yorkshire County Council to work in coordination with Whitby Town Council to investigate a scheme to implement 20mph in Whitby; and
- Will write to North Yorkshire County Council to support any neighbouring authority requesting 20mph speed limits on streets throughout North Yorkshire where people live, work, shop, play or learn, with 30mph as the exception on those roads, where full consideration of the needs of vulnerable road users allows a higher limit.
However, despite backing the campaign, some town councillors feel a 20 limit wouldn't be right for all parts of the town.
Councillor Bob Dalrymple thinks the use of 20mph zones would need to be targetted.
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