Back in September I asked you to tell your Herts County Councillor that you wanted a Speed Management Strategy that allowed speed limits to be decided on the basis of safety and the environment, not on the current speed of vehicles.

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And you did - Councillors reported that they received more emails on this than on any other issue.

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We need your help again. There is a meeting of the Highways Cabinet Panel at Herts County Council on 19 November to discuss amendments to the Speed Management Strategy.  

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If we can collect 250 signatures on this petition, a member of our campaign team will be able to address that meeting, putting the arguments for town/village wide 20mph limits.

These include:

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• Safety - a vehicle travelling at 20mph is seven times less likely to kill someone than at 30mph

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• Less air pollution - lower speeds mean less acceleration and also more walking and cycling because people feel safer.

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• Less noise pollution - and doesn’t significantly affect journey times.

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• Better for the local economy - lower speeds support active and sustainable travel and encourages people to walk and cycle to local shops.

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