Susan Hall, the Tory mayoral candidate, has vowed to axe 20mph limits on TfL roads such as Finchley Road if she is elected next May, although she would retain them in residential areas and near schools and hospitals. It says that “smoother” journeys, even at lower speeds, are less polluting than “stop-start” journeys.Ī report to TfL’s safety committee states: “Research into the impacts of 20mph… suggests that introducing 20mph speed limits has a negligible impact on journey times, given that overall journey times are largely dictated by junction delays and not vehicle speeds.”
But it admits that at off-peak periods, including overnight, there may be a “slight increase” in journey times. TfL insists that it is “unlikely” that lowering speed limits from 30mph to 20mph will increase journey times during the day - because average speeds are already so low.
“We have resisted all the things which inner London is doing, and I think you will find transport speeds in Bromley are a damn sight quicker than they are in Lambeth or Lewisham.” He said: “We don’t go in for low traffic neighbourhoods, we don’t go in for humps, we don’t go in for 20mph zones, except in high streets and outside schools. Nicholas Bennett, Bromley’s cabinet member for transport, said the Tory council was “unashamedly pro-car”. By comparison, Barnet and Bromley have the lowest proportion of 20mph roads - 4.6 per cent and 4.8 per cent respectively. Islington will have nearly all local and TfL roads limited to 20mph by the end of next year.
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