Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 14:09
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - John Boy

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-25120499

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 14:26
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - skidpan

Am I bothered, only been to Brighton once, never again.

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 14:34
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - Bromptonaut

The residents seem to be in favour so not sure why/whether it ia a problem.

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 14:45
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - Gibbo_Wirral

I'd rather have camera monitored zones that speed bumps or pinch points.

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 16:38
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - jamie745

The residents seem to be in favour so not sure why/whether it ia a problem.

The article says 15,000 people responded to the consultation. Brighton is home to over 150,000 people. The vast majority probably had no idea any such consultation was taking place, because Councils only advertise it to people they know will approve.

The Greens have made Brighton an intolerable place to go. Maybe surrounding areas will benefit by business and people moving elsewhere.

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 18:08
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - madf

Broghton has the follwowng memories:

Gay parades

My BMW vandalised

Police not interested. (happens all the the time)

Stoney beaches.

Full of people whom I consider to be unemployable in any normal activity.

Will never go there again.

The residents deserve the public services they (don't ) get.

Edited by madf on 27/11/2013 at 18:10

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 18:09
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - John Boy

The residents seem to be in favour so not sure why/whether it ia a problem.

The article says 15,000 people responded to the consultation. Brighton is home to over 150,000 people. The vast majority probably had no idea any such consultation was taking place, because Councils only advertise it to people they know will approve.

Extract from one of the relevant council documents:

"Information leaflets and questionnaires were mailed to all 58,489 addresses across the Phase 2 area."

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 19:19
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - barney100

Public consultation means 'we are doing it anyway'. Happened here, now the local council passes any responsibility to the county council who of course fob you off.

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 19:54
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - focussed

Best of luck with that Brighton - they tried that in Portsmouth recently and serious accidents went up! So what are you trying to achieve here? To injure more people? Or just playing to the local green gallery for some votes the next time around?

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/business/local-business/20mph-limits-in-firing-line-after-rise-in-accidents-1-4027011

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 23:41
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - Smileyman

Brighton is unfriendly for motorists, they are treated as pariah, best to keep away if you want to drive. Perhaps when enough people stay away and the locals suffer the results of reduced income / investment diverted elsewhere they will realise pushing away motorists is not the best way forward

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Thu 28 Nov 2013 07:31
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - dan86

I went to Brighton a couple of years ago thought it would be a nice family day out. When we found a place to park was £4 a hour :O. We thought we'd have fish and chips that was horrendously over priced. In future I won't go back to Brighton.

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Thu 28 Nov 2013 15:23
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - daveyK_UK
NEVER BEEN, NEVER WILL
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Thu 28 Nov 2013 15:27
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - RT

I spent 6 months as a student in Brighton in the '60s - very much a heterosexual town then - it must have changed a lot!

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Thu 28 Nov 2013 15:28
Brighton council plans nine more 20mph zones - jamie745

Do homosexuals struggle with 30mph?

Sorry, just struggling to see the relevance.

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