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20mph pilot zones in Medway pushed back
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Councillors have pushed back on calls to introduce a 20mph pilot zone in Medway.
There are currently 10 areas in the Towns where drivers are restricted to 20mph.
Councillors were considering 20mph pilot zones
But calls had been made by members of Medway Council s Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee to introduce another 20mph zone in pilot form.
They said money from the Members Priorities Fund - money designated by councillors towards community projects - should be used to kickstart the scheme, ideally in an area with lots of schools.
Instead, cabinet members opted to continue introducing permanent 20mph schemes on a case-by-case basis where evidence suggest it would help road safety issues.
Medway councillors to consider trial of 20mph speed limit zone in pilot scheme to improve road safety
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Updated: 12:57, 04 February 2021
The first steps toward introducing a towns-wide 20mph speed limit zone have been taken in a bid to reduce injuries and deaths on the roads.
Councillors say a pilot scheme across Medway needs to start and the idea will now be put to the authority s cabinet to decide whether to accept the proposals.
Proposals to launch a pilot scheme for a 20mph zone across Medway will be considered by the cabinet after cross-party committee support was agreed
Support was agreed after a cross-party scrutiny committee met to consider a proposal by Labour opposition members to establish a pilot zone.