Might as well ask Dave down the pub what he’s going to do, they’ve got about the same chance of getting into power
PennyBunPudding on
I’d rather it was motorways than 20 zones. Surely the slower zones are the ones where it’s more important people aren’t speeding?
illandancient on
All the traffic laws are written in blood. The UK’s roads are literally the safest on the planet, due to our culture of traffic laws.
Any regressive move on our traffic laws will lead to people dying. We can probably estimate the precise number of people who will be killed by changing this policy. I dunno, it might be ten people, it might be fifty, is that how many people Kemi Badenoch would be happy to see killed?
SpinIx2 on
Roaring past the local primary school entrance at 80mph it is then.
PurahsHero on
Of all the stupid ideas that she has mentioned, this ranks somewhere in the middle.
darlo0161 on
It really is a race to the bottom for the Scumservatives and Racistform party’s.
They really do lean in to the Hate dont they.
psychopastry on
Is there any actual evidence she ever went to school or had any kind of education at all? I can’t fathom how someone winds up coming out with so many stupid ideas if they’ve actually managed to pass
uagotapo on
While this isn’t a good idea, it’s also true that blanket 20mph policies are dumb as well.
30mph should be the default speed limit for urban roads, with 20mph limits used (and enforced) on roads where there is high or vulnerable pedestrian traffic (eg high streets, outside schools etc), as well as on purely residential side streets. Main through roads which aren’t prone to high/vulnerable pedestrian traffic should be 30.
The only case where a blanket 20mph limit really makes sense is in Central London (ie within the congestion charge zone) and the centre of other big cities, but that’s only because basically every road there has lots of pedestrian traffic.
Available-Toe-7096 on
Good god. All she does is pick up on something that’s recently been in the news and says “I’m against this”. I don’t think she has any set manifesto pledges, it’s basically just vibes politics and soundbites.
Useless.
BlackGayJesus666 on
But not the fines, so it’s finally confirmed that this was never about safety for the tories, just about money.
davus_maximus on
A Tory, campaigning to scrap punishment for offences? It’s like she looked at her own criminal party and wanted to make life easier for herself.
MidgarDreaming on
As someone who watched a mother pushing a pram get mowed down by someone doing 40 in a 20 I think Kemi should get in the bin, speed kills and removing the already insufficient punishments is about as low as it gets.
Street_Adagio_2125 on
This is an incredibly stupid idea. Either the speed limits are wrong in which case set them to 30 or they’re right in which case enforce them properly
FornyHucker22 on
Some of those 20 mph roads are daft, some could safely be 40 let alone fining someone doing 25
ScottOld on
So the innit brush baseball cap wearers in financemobles are OK to do the 40-50 plus in housing estates now?
shutyourgob on
With the world in such a state, the right have completely given up on proposing any solutions and literally just focus on the pet peeves of boomers in the hopes our ageing population will get them over the line.
LazarusHimself on
Keeps scrapping the bottom of the barrel to try and stay relevant; how sad.
supersonic-bionic on
Lol at this point she is just going to announce random stuff that have no positive impact to our lives just to get some votes
She is probably the worst “leader”
ghost-bagel on
You mean the zones where you’re most likely to kill someone by speeding?
99thLuftballon on
You’ve got to hand it to the Tories for their consistency in deciding what the worst possible ideas would be and then backing them.
TwentyCharactersShor on
Tbf we need to sort out speeding zones and penalties. The non-enforcement is beyond ridiculous.
Spe99 on
Yea so I’d vote for this. 30 on main roads is fine.
WarspitesGuns on
The core demographic she’s courting is the loudmouth twat down the pub that thinks he’s aristotle
FaithlessnessOdd3569 on
Everytime you see the words ‘Kemi Badenoch’ in a headline you are about to read the most daft, unhinged tripe ever
Silent-Tea4500 on
No shame whatsoever in pandering to the stupidest, most selfish people in society
ButterscotchTop194 on
Those zones where it’s been proven to help safety with negligible impact on journey times?
The tories have always been out of touch, so this is on brand.
RoosterBurns on
Explicitly become the party for arseholes
“Are you an arsehole? Do you like speeding down residential streets, sending people off to die in pointless wars and watching kids starve? We’re the party for you!”
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Might as well ask Dave down the pub what he’s going to do, they’ve got about the same chance of getting into power
I’d rather it was motorways than 20 zones. Surely the slower zones are the ones where it’s more important people aren’t speeding?
All the traffic laws are written in blood. The UK’s roads are literally the safest on the planet, due to our culture of traffic laws.
Any regressive move on our traffic laws will lead to people dying. We can probably estimate the precise number of people who will be killed by changing this policy. I dunno, it might be ten people, it might be fifty, is that how many people Kemi Badenoch would be happy to see killed?
Roaring past the local primary school entrance at 80mph it is then.
Of all the stupid ideas that she has mentioned, this ranks somewhere in the middle.
It really is a race to the bottom for the Scumservatives and Racistform party’s.
They really do lean in to the Hate dont they.
Is there any actual evidence she ever went to school or had any kind of education at all? I can’t fathom how someone winds up coming out with so many stupid ideas if they’ve actually managed to pass
While this isn’t a good idea, it’s also true that blanket 20mph policies are dumb as well.
30mph should be the default speed limit for urban roads, with 20mph limits used (and enforced) on roads where there is high or vulnerable pedestrian traffic (eg high streets, outside schools etc), as well as on purely residential side streets. Main through roads which aren’t prone to high/vulnerable pedestrian traffic should be 30.
The only case where a blanket 20mph limit really makes sense is in Central London (ie within the congestion charge zone) and the centre of other big cities, but that’s only because basically every road there has lots of pedestrian traffic.
Good god. All she does is pick up on something that’s recently been in the news and says “I’m against this”. I don’t think she has any set manifesto pledges, it’s basically just vibes politics and soundbites.
Useless.
But not the fines, so it’s finally confirmed that this was never about safety for the tories, just about money.
A Tory, campaigning to scrap punishment for offences? It’s like she looked at her own criminal party and wanted to make life easier for herself.
As someone who watched a mother pushing a pram get mowed down by someone doing 40 in a 20 I think Kemi should get in the bin, speed kills and removing the already insufficient punishments is about as low as it gets.
This is an incredibly stupid idea. Either the speed limits are wrong in which case set them to 30 or they’re right in which case enforce them properly
Some of those 20 mph roads are daft, some could safely be 40 let alone fining someone doing 25
So the innit brush baseball cap wearers in financemobles are OK to do the 40-50 plus in housing estates now?
With the world in such a state, the right have completely given up on proposing any solutions and literally just focus on the pet peeves of boomers in the hopes our ageing population will get them over the line.
Keeps scrapping the bottom of the barrel to try and stay relevant; how sad.
Lol at this point she is just going to announce random stuff that have no positive impact to our lives just to get some votes
She is probably the worst “leader”
You mean the zones where you’re most likely to kill someone by speeding?
You’ve got to hand it to the Tories for their consistency in deciding what the worst possible ideas would be and then backing them.
Tbf we need to sort out speeding zones and penalties. The non-enforcement is beyond ridiculous.
Yea so I’d vote for this. 30 on main roads is fine.
The core demographic she’s courting is the loudmouth twat down the pub that thinks he’s aristotle
Everytime you see the words ‘Kemi Badenoch’ in a headline you are about to read the most daft, unhinged tripe ever
No shame whatsoever in pandering to the stupidest, most selfish people in society
Those zones where it’s been proven to help safety with negligible impact on journey times?
The tories have always been out of touch, so this is on brand.
Explicitly become the party for arseholes
“Are you an arsehole? Do you like speeding down residential streets, sending people off to die in pointless wars and watching kids starve? We’re the party for you!”