Will a 20mile speed limit help? - I don't think so.

There is talk of putting the speed limit down to 20 miles per hour in all build up areas. The powers that are think that it will lower the number of death. But yesterday, while driving to the synagogue, I was nearly crashed in to twice, not because the drivers were going too fast, but because they were on the phone!

I see it so often, drivers of cars, vans and even buses! One hand on the steering wheel, the other holding a mobile to their ear and a kind of glazed look. They drive forward not even aware that they are coming up to a crossing, lights or a roundabout.

I would say that 1/3 of drivers are on the phone, and I don't mean a hands free one!

In my opinion, lowering the speed limit without really clamping down on people who talk on their mobile stuck to their ear, will result in maybe less deaths but an increase in disabled people from traffic accidents.

And also cyclists and pedestrians have to take responsibility for their safety on the roads. I see people crossing the road, chatting to each other and stepping into the road without even a look if a car is coming! Where do these people think they are?

More rules and lower speed limits is not the answer. Keeping the current laws and catching the lawbreakers as well as all of us taking responsibility whether we drive, cycle or walk is the only way to be safe on our overpopulated roads.