A proposal to introduce 20mph zones on all residential streets in the East riding has been voted down by councillors.
A call to introduce mandatory 20mph speed restrictions in all residential streets in the East Riding of Yorkshire has been rejected by councillors.
The Lib Dem backed motion called for the authority to make the change by 2025 and to provide the funding needed to implement the policy.
The motion was defeated at yesterdays full council meeting. Conservative Councillor Paul Nickerson said implementing 20mph zones everywhere would be prohibitively expensive and said the the existing targeted approach to creating the zones is working.
The motion from Councillor Johnson wanted to adopt the Stockholm declaration which states that 20mph should be the default limit in areas where vulnerable users and vehicles mix. It also called for the authority to fund the change.
The Motion stated:
“This Council agrees with and supports the UK Government’s recent endorsement of The Stockholm Declaration, which stipulates in Resolution 11 that a council should 'mandate a maximum road travel speed of [20mph] in areas where vulnerable road users and vehicles mix; except where strong evidence exists that higher speeds are safe.'
The Council therefore:
a) Resolves to formally adopt Resolution 11. In practice this means that the default speed limit on East Riding’s urban and rural residential streets will be 20mph,except on main roads where speed limits, if higher, must be both safe and appropriate.
b) As the Local Highways Authority, this Council consults Parish Councils and communities to identify all the roads which should adopt a 20mph speed limit no later than 30 April 2025 and to make significant progress towards realising these changes in tandem - establishing 20mph limits in identified places quickly if communities agree.
c) The Council commits to providing the necessary funding, to achieve the goal of making our residents safe across East Riding of Yorkshire.
d) That the financial implications of this proposal be incorporated as part of the Council’s forthcoming budget process.”
Conservative councillor Leo Hammond said the plan wouldn't be affordable and he criticised the Lib Dems for bringing un-costed plans to council.
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