Speed Limits
Various streets, generally in built up areas, are covered by speed
limits. The Traffic Regulation Orders necessary for the
introduction of speed limits are made by the Council in
consultation with the Police but they are enforced by the
Police.
Speed limits are determined in accordance with national guidelines
and are based on various factors including the level of development
adjacent to the road, the accident record of the road and the
current speed of vehicles on the road.
Speed limits show the maximum speed at which vehicles may travel
but it is the responsibility of drivers to drive at a speed
appropriate for the prevailing road circumstances and in many cases
this will be lower than the legal maximum.
Signed speed limits are normally set at 30mph, 40mph or 50mph
depending on the type of road.
Nationally, there has been widespread criticism and complaints of
inconsistent application of speed limits with similar or identical
roads with different speed limits leading to drivers disrespecting
the systems, which translates into justification for speeding.
Speed limits should therefore be appropriate to the road and
surrounding environment and allow drivers, cyclists and pedestrians
a consistent set of expectations as they use the road network. This
problem is one of the reasons why the Department for Transport
published new guidance on setting
local speed limits in August 2006.
The Scottish Executive has now requested all Scottish Councils to
formally review the speed limits on all Class 'A' and 'B' roads in
their Council area by 2001. We are currently in the process of
setting up a programme to review all 'A' and 'B' roads in the Perth
& Kinross Council area.
20mph Speed Limits
As a Safer Routes to School initiative, Perth & Kinross Council
has now implemented 20mph zones at most schools within the Council
area.
- Twenty's Plenty zones have been implemented at schools which
are situated in either remote rural locations or in residential
areas.
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- Part-time mandatory limits operate in conjunction with the
school day so that amber lights flash when children are most likely
to be about.
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- Permanent 20mph limits have been implemented at schools that
identified this as part of their School Travel Plan
development.
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Enforcement of Speed Limits
Enforcement of speed limits on all roads is carried out by Tayside Police
and any enquiries you may have relating to enforcement should be
directed to them.
