The creation of 20mph zones and LTNs has been greenlit by the Transport Secretary, who has pledged fresh funding despite the disastrous and widely hated rollout in Wales, where similar measures are being scrapped.
Electric cars kill pedestrians at double the rate of petrol or diesel vehicles because they are quieter, a study in a BMJ journal has found.
Shop owners are seething after a £1.2 million cycle lane in Castleton, Greater Manchester, triggers a 50% drop in local trade.
Tough penalties, including funding cuts and loss of enforcement powers, are to be introduced by the Government for councils flouting new local support requirements in low-traffic zones.
