20mph speed limit area

20mph speed limit area

Walton-on-Thames 20mph speed limit proposals

Improving road safety is one of the key objectives of the Local Street Improvements programme. To achieve this in Walton-on-Thames, 20mph speed limits are proposed along roads within the zone. 

Most of the roads in the area are residential roads and the existing average speeds and nature of these roads indicate that introducing a 20mph speed limit would be appropriate. 

Benefits of a 20mph speed limit

Between 2018 and 2023 in the Walton-on-Thames area, there were 53 collisions resulting in injury. Surrey has one of the highest number of pedestrian and cyclist road casualties than any local authorities, and a high proportion of these occur on roads with a 30mph speed limit. Recent data has shown that 81% of the pedestrian casualties in Surrey take place on roads with a 30mph speed limit, with nearly all involving collision with a motor vehicle. Similarly, 69% of cycling casualties take place on 30mph speed limit roads, with 79% of these resulting from collisions with a motor vehicle.

Lower speed limits are expected to provide a range of benefits locally including:

• Reduced risk and severity of collisions.
• Increasing the confidence and making it easier and more pleasant for residents to walk, wheel or cycle. This can contribute positively to local shops and businesses with people shopping and using facilities more locally.
• Reduced carbon emissions, air and noise pollution. 
• Improved health and wellbeing of Surrey residents.

Please provide your feedback on the proposals via our survey.