The policy is part of a strategy aiming to get road deaths down to zero but has faced a lot of opposition
New 20mph zones on the Wirral could save £10m a year as five people were killed on its roads last year.
Wirral Council is currently in the second stage of rolling out another set of 20mph limits on nearly 1,000 roads across Wirral. This is part of a wider strategy across the Liverpool City Region to get the number of people killed or seriously injured down to zero. However there is significant opposition to the plans in an online petition that now has more than 6,000 signatures. Conservative councillors who previously voted for the first rollout are now saying “it is time to address the democratic deficit” and raised concerns about the policy.
Barbara Gleave was concerned about the impact of air quality, particularly on her daughter who has asthma. Wirral Council in response said 20mph limits will encourage smoother driving and pointed to studies that indicated no increase in air pollution as a result of lower speed limits. In a follow up question, Mr Ferguson pointed to the council citing road safety as a reason for the roll out. He added: “The current Wirral road safety plan issued by the council indicates that Wirral in the last five years, 25 children have sadly been killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents.
However not all public questions were read out at the committee meeting. Committee chair Cllr Liz Grey said only half an hour could be designated to public questions leaving several unanswered including those from the Hoylake Beach Community.
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