More York streets could get 20mph limit (From York Press)

• "What a complete waste of time and money. The council's own stats show that the average speed on most of these streets is below 20mph already, and apart from Bishy Road away from the shops and Nunnery Lane (which is an A road, for heaven's sake) the average speed on all the roads listed is below 23mph.
  
  Basic common sense says that if the average speed of traffic is already that low, putting a 20mph speed limit in place is going to make next-to-no difference. Most people are already driving that slowly now, and the ones who aren't are not very unlikely to take any notice of the new limit. Responsible drivers will already be going at a sensible speed for the road, whether that's 20, 30 or somewhere in between.
  
  When the police say that a limit is unenforceable and that they will not be doing anything about it, that sends a pretty clear message that there is no benefit to having the limit. Average speeds will not change. Accident rates will not change. All that will happen is that money will be spent putting up signs that mean nothing and change nothing.
  
  Good plan? I think not.
  
  Sadly it looks as though there is no public consultation on this matter, despite it being relevant to all York residents."
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