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Some recent car industry new today has revealed that the amount of accidents in 20 miles per hour speed zones are on the up. It has been stated that the amount of incidents in these zones increased by a quarter in 2013. The official stats reveal that motorists were involved in slight causalities and these rates went up by 19 percent where as serious causalities rose by 29 percent. Speed limits in the United Kingdom have been a big topic of conversation for many car drivers and motorbike riders for many years now not just here in the UK but world wide also. Speed bumps have been an efficient way to reduce speeds of motorists but in certain areas these are still non existent.
Speed signs are just not enough
Motorists have stated that just putting up these speed limit signs is not enough to reduce accidents and casualties and more must be done to ensure the health and safety of drivers on the roads. More needs to be done has been said from drivers but what can possibly be done ?. Speed bumps of course are a good way to reduce these incidents and traffic lights but could this prove to be enough for motorists going over the limit ?.Often drivers may not see these speed limit signs or they refuse to stick to the exact limit. Motorways are one of the UK's biggest dangers of accidents and incidents where as the speed limit there is 70 miles per hour. Action was taken to reduce speed limits on motorways but at this moment in time it is still set at 70 miles per hour. This is not just a threat for other drivers on the road though, pedestrians and cyclists are also at risk. In 2012 it was revealed that it was the year for the lowest number of death rates in vehicles but cyclist deaths rose by ten percent. Serious injuries of pedestrians also increased.
What can be done to prevent further accidents ?
So what can be done to drop the risks of accidents on not just 20 miles per hour speed zones but other areas also ?. More signs could very well be placed around the zones but will it decrease accidents and incidents ?. A scary risk is that some public areas such as school crossings and other areas can also be at 20 miles per hour. So is it a case of drivers need to be more careful or does more need to be done toensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians ?.
