More 20mph speed limits brought in across Cornwall

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More 20mph areas will be added within months

At a glance

  • A council rollout sees more 20mph limits on more roads across Cornwall

  • Cornwall Council said it was reviewing all roads with 30mph speed limits, with the intention to reduce them to 20mph

  • The phase one rollout follows initial consultation prompted by requests to council to reduce speed limits

More towns and villages in Cornwall are part of a scheme being rolled out to reduce urban speed limits from 30mph to 20mph (48km/h to 32km/h).

Areas including Falmouth, Tintagel, Ponsanooth and Camelford are among the first places to see the speed limit reductions brought in.

Phase one of the rollout comes after an initial consultation prompted by 150 requests made to Cornwall Council to reduce the limit.

Cornwall Council said it was reviewing all roads with 30mph speed limits, with the intention to reduce them to 20mph. 

'Absolutely no notice'

The council said urban areas with high pedestrian and cyclist movements would be higher priority, such as areas around schools, shops, markets and playgrounds.

Camelford resident Nigel Williams told BBC Radio Cornwall he thought speed limits needed to be enforced in order to be effective.

He said: "People take absolutely no notice, and, if you come here late at night, people are coming through here at 60 or 70mph.

"So, yes, it's a good idea.

"But, without enforcement, it's completely useless. It's just a joke to some people."

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