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Road Safety Bill [HL]

As someone who has lived most of my life in rural areas, I support Amendment No. 78. I have lived on one of the rat runs described by the noble Lord and am aware of the difficulty that that causes. When the Government published their road safety Strategy, the Prime Minister said that a 30 mph speed limit should be the norm for villages. The amendment would go a long way to achieving what I took to be a commitment along those lines. The amendment is supported by the Safer Streets Coalition, but that body sees it only as a first step towards adopting a default 20 miles per hour limit. I raise that issue on that body’s behalf. However, as we are not considering a 20 mph limit today but a 30 mph limit, I am pleased to support the amendment.