HM

Thanks very much for the link. That's a good article and shared space is not something that should be straight away rubbished as 'BS'. The successful statistics are there and the whole scheme is in theory very much compatible with UKIP's strive for more social and personal freedoms.

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Since shared space removes cameras, double yellow lines, traffic lights and directional signs it strikes me as worth a look. IIRC it was Carlisle that lost all of its traffic lights to flooding and found that traffic flow improved whilst accidents reduced.

A system that reduces accidents, improves traffic flow and clears away a level of bureaucracy should be part of UKIP policy. The point I half-made earlier is that our speed limits were set in a different era (over 40 years ago) and we have never debated nationally whether they are relevant any more. It isn't just our speed limits, it's our parking regulations (I recall the first yellow lines), chicanes, speed bumps, traffic lights, driving tests, drink/driving rules etc. All UKIP has to do is promise a nationwide review of the effects of all of these measures (speed bumps slow traffic, increase pollution locally for instance) rather than allowing a hotchpotch of often contradictory measures. I think it would surprise people if the whole lot was looked at in the round. It is barely 100 years since all of these rules and systems started appearing. Each was introduced for a specific reason that might not be pertinent today.

Time to think big.

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