Almost 90% of cyclists think traffic is too fast in their area, research shows

Not to suggest I have a cheap and easy solution, but I'm wary of these zones. 20 zones are fine if everybody sticks to, say, less than 26mph. But when the majority are doing 20, that means I have to take primary, because the passing cars aren't going quickly enough to overtake before turning left. So ok, I take primary.

Then some prick comes up behind me at 37mph (which he was doing previously when it was marked at 30), but I'm no longer on the left of the road.

Goodnight and game over.

I hate 20mph areas. The cars are moving too slowly and get in the way. I would prefer 30mph zones where everybody actually sticks to 30mph!

The true issue is speed of course.
20mph works as more people obey it. Once 50% are doing 20mph all of us are having to do 20mph.

It's the psychology of equality for all road users that will take longer. The faster your transport the higher your priority has been the unwritten rule for over 60 years now an that will be slow to change.

At least now it's being discussed seriously. As for all the naysayers on 20mph? well let's hear those cheap and easy solutions...

Great headline, like 90% of Fat people eat too much (like me), pretty obvious really.

Slower speeds helps no doubt, but education and tolerance is the answer, I've had more near missed in 20 zones than 30 zones, we are not hitting the true issue.

This 20mph craze is an utter waste of red bricks, paint and metal signs.

I live and work within 20mph zones and since the redesign speeds have increased to 40+ mph. Bromley Council have ticked the road safety box and moved on. No response from them.. Also the police have been directed not to enforce the 20mph speed limit.

I walk to work now - well away from the kerb.

Councils are adverse to 20mph as they don't want to slow through roads but don't want the cost of the extra signage that each side road would require. Of course much of the through traffic is already at 20mph but that seems to escape their attention!

20's coming. I pretty positive about the situation now as the public seem to have had enough of speed at the expense of everything else and the politicians are starting to realise they will actually gain votes by supporting it.

All we need now of for Clarkson to be forced to ride Lejog for charity and life will be perfect!

There is a 20 mph limit close to my house. It has not made any difference, except for the Council to claim it is making roads safer without actually tackling the causes of danger.

Really needs to be an ALL or NOTHING thing in my eyes. Either all villages and town centres get cut to 20 or none, this selective approach does not work up here, there are two roads which have 20's plenty, both are dead ends which lead to no-where anyway, so are totally pointless.

I don't believe the figures about people "saying" they would cycle more if speed limits were reduced either. There are plenty of places to cycle very safely, cycle paths, off road paved routes....etc. But if they are not being used by these people already, I cannot see them bothering, just because the traffic is a little slower

I can get to 4 big supermarkets, 2 Town centres, leisure centre all using 20mph, quiet roads & off road links. So why is virtually no one in my neighbourhood doing do?

We need more 20mph zones, but councils to join the existing links up into coherent networks with signing & prioritisation.

Safe cycling crossings across major roads between 20mph zones also need to be put in place.

Areas such as residential areas need to targeted with literature showing safe direct routes to places like the shops, Town centres etc.