[hisimp-chat] 20s Plenty event on Monday

[Vanessa Kelly]

20’s Plenty: National Action Day Comes to Histon and Impington

This Monday, 20 October, concerned residents are gathering for a  
rally on Histon Green at 3.30 pm to show their support for a  
reduction of speed limits to 20 mph in Histon and Impington and 30  
mph on the B1049.

Traffic in Cambridgeshire has grown by more than 30 % in the last 10  
years and is set to rise even faster with the huge new developments  
planned in our area. If we want our children and grandchildren to be  
safe on our streets now, and in the future, we need to show the  
County Council what a serious issue this is for our community.

The statistics speak for themselves:

90% of those hit by a car travelling at 40 mph will be killed;
20 % of those hit by a car travelling at 30 mph will be killed;
only 2.5 % of those hit by a car travelling at 20 mph will be killed.

20 October is 20’s Plenty For Us national action day for communities  
to press their councils for a 20 mph speed limit in residential  
streets. 20’s Plenty For Us is a voluntary organisation that supports  
20 mph campaigns throughout the country. Portsmouth has implemented  
20 mph speed limit on most of its residential roads, and Norwich and  
Oxford are in the process of doing so.

Rod King, founder of 20’s Plenty for Us:
“ Lower speeds only have a marginal effect on journey times, yet  
create a quieter street with less pollution and far greater safety  
for vulnerable road users. At 20 mph our streets become community  
public spaces where all road users can benefit from equitably  
interacting and sharing the road”.

Please join us on Monday!

There will plenty of posters at the event (+ squash and biscuits),  
but it would be great if you brought along your own handmade version,  
and fluorescent clothing! Hopefully we’ll provide a really lively  
photo-opportunity for the local press!

This event has been organised by Histon and Impington Parish  
Councils, with the support of HICCA (Histon and Impington Climate  
Change Action).

http://www.20splentyforus.org.uk/

http://b1049.wordpress.com/

  
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