5 d. ago Livingston councillors welcome plans to roll out new 20mph speed limits

The move will probably have the least noticeable effect in a community largely planned in the 1960s, and having the most up to date road network.

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1 week ago West Lothian town among first to see plans for national 20mph speed limits

The speed limit through the town centre would be cut back in the first tier of communities which will see lower speed limits as part of a Scottish Government strategy.

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1 week ago Efton Chism III to trouble for Russell Wilson: NFL preseason storylines that actually matter

The run up to the regular season is mostly noise as teams hold back starters. But there are a few patterns emerging that could be significant in 2025Most of the preseason is noise. Starters sit. Teams don’t game plan. Coaches roll out bland schemes, evaluating their own roster rather than attacking the opposition. But there are always some threads that have a real, actual bearing on the regular season. Here are five storylines that look like they will matter in 2025. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives and don’t slow traffic. Implement them | Sadiq Khan

There is too much bluff and bluster on this subject. Ordinary people just want safe streets for themselves and those they love, and we can achieve thatEvery 17 minutes. That’s how often someone is killed or seriously injured in a collision on the UK’s roads. Each and every one of these accidents brings an unbearable loss: for family and friends left mourning the loved ones who have been cruelly stolen from them, and survivors whose injuries can change their lives for ever. When we talk about how we make our roads safer, it’s easy to get distracted by bluff and bluster. But, every time we do, we lose sight of the most important fact: traffic accidents took over 1,600 lives last year, and we have the power to reduce and prevent them.Take speed limits. Rigorous new research published by Transport for London shows the number of people killed or seriously injured on London borough roads reduced by 34% following the implementation of 20mph speed limits, with the number of children killed ...

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4 w. ago Trump administration planning to roll back abortion access for veterans

Critics fear far-reaching policy will block veterans and beneficiaries from accessing care even in states where it’s legally protected

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last month Journey times up, deaths down: Welsh 20mph speed limit still divisive two years on

Protests continue against default lower limit in urban areas that supporters say is working ‘exactly as intended’A few weeks ago, two groups of protesters gathered on the steps of the Senedd in Cardiff Bay. One demonstration was against the war in Gaza, the other against the Welsh government’s two-year-old default 20mph speed limit in urban areas.The change from 30mph was brought in by the Welsh Labour government across about 35% of the country’s roads in September 2023, at a cost of £34m. The reduced speed limit applied to any built-up area, defined as roads where lamp-posts were no more than about 180 metres apart. Continue reading...

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