http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: The subtleties of advocating 20mph en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:31:16 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5489#post-58708 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:07:15 +0000 chdot 58708@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3499">Edinburgh is about to get a major 20mph area</a>. It could have been bigger/better by including some 'main' roads but there were 'comments' - notably by the Police and Lothian Buses.</p> <p>There's an interesting exchange on Twitter</p> <p>"<br /> Living Streets ‏ @livingstreets </p> <p>77 pedestrians &amp; 16 cyclists killed in London last yr. Write to ftr Mayor and ask for 20mph #cityof20 bit.ly/cityof20 @TransportToday</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/livingstreets/status/174536329550512128" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/livingstreets/status/174536329550512128</a></p> <p>"<br /> In reply -</p> <p>"<br /> Kate Carpenter ‏ @CarpenterKate</p> <p>@livingstreets ...yes to self-enforcing well designed 20mph, no to just putting up signs - Cambridge showed this INCREASED speeds in places!</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/CarpenterKate/status/174541058179469312" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/CarpenterKate/status/174541058179469312</a></p> <p>Kate Carpenter ‏ @CarpenterKate </p> <p>@livingstreets how many of those hit @ speeds that a 20mph limit would change? Left-turn-lorry+cyclist would not be prevented by 20mph...</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/CarpenterKate/status/174540588698443777" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/CarpenterKate/status/174540588698443777</a></p> <p>"</p> <p>"<br /> Kate Carpenter @CarpenterKateRoad </p> <p>Safety Professional passionate about evidence/intelligence for casualty prevention and public health through road design, operation and network management.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/CarpenterKate" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/CarpenterKate</a></p> <p>"<br /> Useful variation on the discussion here -</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5458&amp;page=2#post-58699" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5458&amp;page=2#post-58699</a> </p>