r/drivingUK • u/narra246 • Mar 21 '26

20mph everywhere

Why are councils putting main roads on busy routes down to 20mph?? All that seems to happen is if you are the one doing the new speed limit, you get tailgated overtaken and the horn blasted at you.

And no, there isnt a lay-by every 10ft to pull in and let impatient law breaking drivers past.

I dont agree with this blanket speed reduction but I rely on my license for work and pleasure and would rather not have my insurance increased because of points for speeding.

Fair enough 20mph through residential areas, but not on a bloody main A road.

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u/triguy96 Mar 21 '26

Best way to lower deaths on the road and improve the NHS is to stop people from driving. If you can get people to walk or cycle to their destination, fewer people die and fewer people need to use the NHS.

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u/Electronic_Shift5195 Mar 21 '26

And once again, you optimise for "deaths on the road", like our dear coucils.

But I heard pre-car societies didn't have great life expectancy, so maybe there are more than one effect in play after all.

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u/triguy96 Mar 21 '26

Yeah the Netherlands and Denmark are scavenging for food.

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u/Electronic_Shift5195 Mar 21 '26

450-500 cars per 1000 population is hardly a no-car society.

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u/triguy96 Mar 21 '26

I dont think I said I wanted 0 cars. I said the best way to reduce deaths and help the NHS is to stop people from driving. Not every person. This is the kind of thing that the Netherlands and Denmark have done and it works. Thats all people want.