§ Lord Brougham and Vauxasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have any plans to allow more widespread use of 30 mph repeater signs.
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§ Baroness HaymanNo. The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 specifically prohibit the erection of speed limit repeater signs on lit 30 mph roads. The erection of repeaters on some 30 mph roads but not on others could create enforcement difficulties in that a driver might claim he was unaware of the limit because on that particular road there were no repeaters. Evidence, particularly from greater compliance when the limit is enforced by the presence of speed cameras, suggests that drivers know what the limit is but many choose to ignore it.
§ Lord Brougham and Vauxasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, as part of the campaign to reduce excessive and inappropriate speed, and to change public attitudes to speeding, they have any plans to improve the standard of speed limit signing, and particularly to increase the number of repeater signs on roads where these signs are necessary.
§ Baroness HaymanNo. Requirements for the placing of speed limit terminal and repeater sings are laid down in the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994. The placing and design of the signs is generally clear to drivers as evidenced by greater compliance with speed limits where signs indicating the presence of speed enforcement cameras are also present.