Street Lights Mean 30
Did You Know?
Motorists who are captured by mobile or fixed safety cameras exceeding a 30mph speed limit often
claim that there were no speed limit signs on the streetlights.
We want to tell those motorists, and you, that “streetlights mean 30 unless otherwise
stated”.
It’s 30 for a Reason.
If you hit a pedestrian or cyclist at 40mph there is a 31% chance they’ll die.
If you hit them at
30mph there is a 93% chance they’ll live.
For more information on how local speed limits are set please click here.
In Kent and Medway between the start of 2011 and the end of 2013 119,139 motorists were captured exceeding a 30mph speed limit. That’s 119,139 motorists who have endangered the lives of themselves and other road users and pedestrians. In the same period 311 pedestrians were killed or seriously injured in 30mph speed limit areas in Kent and Medway. Of these 122 were under 16 years old.
These statistics show that it is crucially important that motorists comply with speed limits.
Streetlights mean 30 unless otherwise stated. Many motorists are unaware of the speed limit,
some claim that they weren’t aware that the road was a 30mph limit as there were no speed limit
signs present.
If you see streetlights then it means the speed limit is 30mph unless otherwise
stated.
