New Scottish Government proposals for speed limits could lead to a rise of 40mph to 50mph on single carriageways and 50mph to 60mph on dual carriageways for HGVs.
The Government is launching a consultation on the changes which it hopes will halt a year-on-year spike in road deaths, as it aims to half the number of people killed and seriously injured on Scotland’s roads by 2030.
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Announced by Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop at Road Expo in Glasgow, she confirmed that road deaths have seen a 26% increase year-on-year: “Evidence from the National Speed Management Review indicates that revising speed limits could lead to a significant reduction in the number of injury collisions on our roads while maintaining journey times and enhancing journey time reliability.
