Ken Livingstone has announced he will try to reduce speed limits in London to just 20mph if he’s re-elected to a third term office.
London Mayor made a step further towards car annihilation in London by announcing he would lobby for a speed reduction to just 20mph in London if he’s re-elected. He justified his decision by stating that 90% of of pedestrians die if hit at 40mph while just 2.5% die if hit at 20mph. Why doesn’t he push the logic to reduce speed limit to less than 10 miles to ensure nobody will die because there is no much difference between 10 and 20mph.
However by limiting the speed to 20mph, the mayor might also generate more pollution. Indeed cars’ pollution is optimal between 40 and 70mph. At 20mph, cars would pollute more. Perhaps another excuse for Livinsgtone to increase the Congestion Charge?
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