Only one of the six candidates contesting to become York and North Yorkshire’s first elected mayor has directly pledged to support introducing default 20mph zones in residential areas.
When asked about their views on speeding, despite years of a high-profile campaign by pressure group 20s Plenty, two of the other candidates said they sympathised in part with its aims, two candidates did not refer to the 20mph at all and one said he would use his powers to veto a “blanket” 20mph zone in settlements.
” Independent candidate Paul Haslam said villages that request 20mph limits should be supported and he was looking to create a fund that can help 20mph to become “self-enforcing”, for example by paying for chicanes as well as safe cycling and walking routes to connect schools, workplaces, public transport hubs and shopping areas. He added: “Speed outside school is a completely different issue and 20mph should be default option if conditions allow.
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