Councils Start to Scrap 20mph Limits Amid Public Backlash and Record Fines
https://dailysceptic.org/2024/02/27/councils-start-to-scrap-20mph-limits-amid-public-backlash-and-record-fines/
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owners, and motorists branding it a “nightmare”.
LTNS were first introduced by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in the hopes of reducing pollution, but local residents say the latest LTN has actually made the problem worse.
A local shop owner claimed she can now “taste the fumes” as she walks down Streatham High Road, and parents say their children are always late for school because of the congestion.
The traffic is so bad at peak times that buses are being diverted around and even through the zone and ambulances get stuck in the gridlock.
The road, part of the A23, is the main route from south London into Surrey.
Harriet De Wolff, 57, who owns a gift shop called ‘The Indigo Tree’ on Streatham High Road, said: “It is an absolute nightmare.
“It’s definitely not good for pollution. It’s made it worse.
“I can taste the fumes in my mouth as I walk down Streatham High Road. That didn’t use to be the case, but now, all the cars and buses stopped in traffic – it’s causing more and more pollution.
“People who live on this street will never be able to open their windows again.”
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