Sometimes Oxfordshire needs to pinch itself at how quickly and rationally we got 20 mph. Other places are protesting. And facing fresh tragedy.

BBC News - Hundreds call for safer roads at Kings Heath rally after hit-and-run
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What is the start of the summer if not a village fete? And what's better than to check your speed in time trials with the community speed watch crew?
#Speedwatch 20's Plenty Oxfordshire
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Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel

Walk to School Week is almost here! 🥳

Be sure to plan your route, brush up on the green cross code and follow our friends Living Streets for all the updates!

Check out our interactive Tales of the Road resource here: think.gov.uk/resource/tales…

The higher your speed, the greater the risk of an accident & the harder the impact of the crash.
A crash at 30mph has twice the energy & destructive potential of a crash at 20mph.
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No Need to Speed
#itsnotworththerisk #speed #fatal4 TVP Roads Policing #ThamesValleyRP

20 mph Myth Buster by insurance company ETA Services Ltd

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I was recently zapped by a police speed gun, doing 26mph in a new 20mph stretch of a 30mph road.

On the speed awareness course, I learned something: driving at 20 in many urban areas gets you from A to B in roughly the same time as 30.
AND it's safer.

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The view of Cllr Sally Povolotsky (Hendreds and Harwell) on the delays to Steventon's 20mph:
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Additional 20 mph sections were approproved for Charlbury, and for 8 other Oxfordshire villages.
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The UN, WHO, and countless studies show that a 20mph speed limit saves lives, reduces air pollution, and encourages walking and cycling.

Forward-looking authorities everywhere making the change. Come on, @westnorthants - let's join the 21st century!

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In 1934 when the 30mph national limit was set there were 1.5 million motor vehicles on UK roads. In 2022 there were 40 million. No wonder progressive governments across the UK are setting 20mph as the urban/village norm. See how Wales is doing it 20splenty.org/wales

Today we officially launch! We hope to help make the roads in Wallingford a safer space for everyone - vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.
Image: ©Gareth Clark Photography
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Keep enjoying West Oxfordshire Letterbox all the way to page 42. If you are lucky, you will get my piece on The Case for 20mph.

Not sure what you think about the 20mph limits? Here is clear thinking by Andrew Prosser that spells out how much our communities have to gain. West Oxfordshire Letterbox

This is an interesting (2010) article citing research on emissions at 20mph. 'by eliminating sharp acceleration manoeuvres significant energy and emission savings can be achieved'. Smooth driving at 20 mph is lower-emission than 30 mph.

Research shows that 20mph in urban areas doesn’t just make roads safer, it also cuts emissions and toxic air pollution.

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