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Posts Tagged ‘road safety’

We need 20mph limits.

19th December, 2010

Dear Editor Danny Dorling is quite right (Telegraph 9.12.10). Reducing the speeds on Sheffield’s residential roads to 20mph could drastically reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on our … Full Story »

Greens criticise road safety fund allocation

2nd May, 2010

Green Party Councillors have condemned the Lib Dem redistribution of road safety funds equally amongst the separate Community Assemblies. They point out that accident statistics over the last 5 years … Full Story »

Put Road Safety Money where it is needed

28th April, 2010

By Sheffield Green Party Councillor Bernard Little, candidate for Broomill Ward About 600 people are killed or seriously injured on the roads of South Yorkshire every year. Although of course … Full Story »

Lib Dem policy will cost lives

16th March, 2010

Green Party Councillors have condemned Lib Dem plans to redistribute road safety funds equally amongst the seperate Community Assemblies. They claim accident statistics over the last 5 years show up … Full Story »

Greens slam dangerous Lib Dem budget plans

1st March, 2010

Green Party Councillors have condemned Lib Dem plans to redistribute road safety funds equally amongst the separate Community Assemblies. They claim accident statistics over the last 5 years show up … Full Story »

Progress on safer streets “painfully slow”

17th January, 2010

We are pleased this important issue is to be considered by the
Highways Committee. Progress seems painfully slow. Meanwhile over 200
people are killed or seriously injured on our roads each year. Full Story »

Greens push for speed limit for a safer Sheffield

11th January, 2010

The Green Party is continuing to push for the Council to introduce a 20 mile an hour speed limit in residential areas of the city. Green activist Rob Unwin will … Full Story »

Widespread support for 20mph

22nd December, 2009

“As a parent of two small children I successfully campaigned for traffic calming on my street. But it took years. In Sheffield we still suffer from over 200 serious road … Full Story »

Twenty’s plenty for Sheffield

28th October, 2009

The Green Party will put in a motion to the next council meeting asking for a city-wide twenty mile per hour speed limit on residential roads. The motion is in … Full Story »

20mph Zones – Government must go further say Greens

21st April, 2009

Responding to today’s announcement of a government consultation on reducing speed limits in residential areas and around schools, the Green Party has called for the government to show greater courage … Full Story »