http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Woolly Trojan-Horse - Recent Topics en Mon, 18 May 2026 23:59:20 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21663#post-377484 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:02:13 +0000 Morningsider 377484@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Transport Scotland has launched a consultation on its <a href="https://www.transport.gov.scot/consultation/national-speed-management-review-consultation/">National speed management review</a>. This floats two possible changes to speed limits on single carriageway roads subject to the 60mph national limit.</p> <p>1. Reduce the speed limit for general traffic from 60mph to 50mph.<br /> 2. Increase the HGV speed limit from 40mph to 50mph.</p> <p>It also proposes changing the dual carriageway HGV speed limit from 50mph to 60mph.</p> <p>If I was a betting type, I would say there was reasonable odds on the eventual outcome being HGV speed limits increasing while those for general traffic stay the same. I don't see the current SNP administration ignoring siren calls from the usual suspects about "the impact on the economy" from lowering the limit, especially in the run up to the 2026 election.</p> <p>Hopefully I'm wrong. </p>