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Dec 2021
Four Harrogate district parish councils join campaign for 20mph limit
A prominent environmental campaigner from Harrogate is urging more parish councils to support an initiative to reduce some speeds limits from 30mph to 20mph.
Malcolm Margolis has been lobbying parish councils since September to join the 20's Plenty for Us movement.
The movement consists of 500 local groups campaigning for 20mph to be normal on residential streets and in town and village centres
So far, four parish councils in the Harrogate district have signed up for the initiative. They include Bishop Thornton, Shaw Mills and Warsill, Tockwith with Wilstrop, Goldborough and Flaxby and Haverah Park with Beckwithshaw which have pledged support to 20's Plenty.
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Mr Margolis said he does not believe every 30 mph limit should be reduced to 20mph but that the move would be welcome on roads where people live, work and go to school. He told the Stray Ferret:
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However, North Yorkshire County Council, which is the highways authority, said it has consulted with North Yorkshire Police and other interested parties and does not believe speed reductions would be appropriate.
Karl Battersby, corporate director of business and environmental services, said:
Mr Battersby added that speed is not a major cause of collisions in North Yorkshire and that it would require significant investment, as well as future maintenance costs.
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