The local authority, in consultation with the South Yorkshire Police, is responsible for setting speed limits on roads within their area. In setting a speed limit, the authority will consider the alignment of the road, the speed most motorists expect to travel along this road and the type of road and where it is located. Applications to revise speed limits may be considered by the authority.
Speed is a significant factor in about one third of road accidents in the United Kingdom. This is particularly so in urban areas, where speeding vehicles adversely affect the quality of life of many communities.
Speed limits are introduced to ensure greater road safety. Measures for influencing the speed of vehicles generally fall into two categories, legislative and physical. Speed limits fall into the first category whereas traffic calming devices would fall into the second.
Comprehensive information on the speed limits you would expect to come across on different categories of road is given in 
chart form in The Highway Code.
Q) How do I set about getting a speed limit lowered, raised or extended?
If you would like a speed limit to be lowered, raised or extended,
please 
contact us. Your request will then be assessed.
The police view on a change to a speed limit is important and will be sought.
Account should also be taken of the characteristics of the road, such as its alignment, the level of activity alongside the road, the accident record and the degree of severance caused to a community by the speed of vehicles.
In urban areas, speed limits should fit into a rational and easily understood hierarchy if they are to be observed by drivers. Before deciding to change an existing speed limit, the Highway Authority must consider all the relevant factors such as:
- expected accident savings.
- improvement to the environment.
- improvement in amenities.
- reduction in public anxiety.
- improved facilities for vulnerable road users.
- delays to traffic.
- costs of implementation.
- costs of engineering measures and their maintenance.
- costs of enforcement, especially where the speed limit is regarded as unreasonable by drivers.
If it is considered that a change in the speed limit is warranted, then a new Speed Limit Order has to be made. This involves a statutory legal process that takes approximately 9 months to complete.
If you wish to report a defective or missing speed limit sign,
please contact Streetpride.
If the road in question has a system of street lighting on it with no speed limit repeater signs, the road is already subject to 30 mph and as such the Highway Authority is not permitted to place 30 mph repeater signs on it. The system of street lighting in a built up area should be sufficient evidence of 30 mph limit.
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