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Margery Dobson often stops to chat to fellow dog walkers, some of whom are runners. She was once ambling across a field when she was greeted by a man, wrapped up against the cold, strolling with a friend. It took Margery a moment to recognise him as one of the chaps who usually went jogging. Without thinking, she said: Oh, hello. I didn t recognise you with your clothes on. The fellow raised his finger to his lips and hissed: Shhh! it s a secret. “I’m about twice his age,” chuckles Margaret. “You should have seen his friend’s face.”
Spirited fellow
District council leader Cllr Chris White added: There is growing evidence that speed limits in towns, especially residential areas, are too high and it is something that residents write to me about frequently. I would like to see the county council adopt the approach in the motion wholeheartedly so that the norm becomes 20mph rather than 30mph. That will reduce casualties, make people feel safer and increase the numbers of people prepared to walk or cycle.
Meanwhile, the county council is consulting on its Active Travel Fund initiative, a £6.4m government grant to create safer, easier to use spaces for pedestrians and cyclists in a bid to improve health, air quality, road safety, the local economy and traffic congestion.
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A group of St Albans speed limit campaigners have hailed Hertfordshire County Council s latest budget plans as poor value for tax payers.
The budget plan states that it will be providing £7 million investment to move forward roll-out of 20mph speed limits, in line with the Speed Management Strategy (SMS) approved in December.
Spokesperson for 20 s Plenty for Hertfordshire Colin Hodges said: “Of course we welcome the recognition at Herts county council of the importance of providing more 20mph zones across the county and of earmarking funds to be able to do this.