The speed limit on thousands of residential roads will be reduced to 20mph under government moves designed to cut road deaths by a third over the next decade. Variable limits will be introduced on main roads near schools, with digital signs ordering drivers to cut their speed to 20mph or less when pupils are arriving or departing. Many local councils are also experimenting with 20mph speed limits on residential roads, outside playgrounds and in other high risk areas.

Your Alamein Lib Dem team firmly supports measures to control excessive speeds outside our local schools at Knights Enham, Roman Way, Shepherds Spring and Smannell schools. I am currently working with Smannell parish council to introduce traffic calming outside Smannell School to be funded by developers’ contributions from East Anton.

I will also campaign for similar controls in other residential areas where there is a local demand for such limits. Tell me what you think. Would you support 20mph speed limits where you live? Are there other areas where additional traffic calming is needed?