The city council has announced major road safety changes
Hagley Road West.(Image: Nick Wilkinson/Birmingham Live)
40mph speed limits will almost completely disappear in Birmingham as part of radical safety changes.
Council bosses say “virtually all” main routes across the city will have maximum speed limits of 30mph.
It comes as speed limits have been slashed from 40mph down to 30mph across much of Birmingham.
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This will take some getting used to for Brummies used to travelling around the city, particularly on wider roads which may appear more suited to a 40mph limit.
Motorists will have to remember to slow down and stay within the limit.
They include sections of some of the busiest roads like Hagley Road West, Chester Road and Bristol Road South.
The full list of roads affected can be seen here.
It’s part of a major safety drive by city council and police chiefs, which will also include new speed cameras on six routes.
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Cllr Majid Mahmood, from Birmingham City Council, said: “Together we must do whatever it takes to make roads safer for everyone, which is what our Road Harm Reduction strategy sets out.
“We are making the speed limit on virtually all roads a maximum of 30mph.
“We are also working with police on red light cameras and we have just announced six new locations for average speed cameras across the city.
“Working with our police partners, swift and decisive action will be taken against those who break the rules of the road. Driving is a privilege not a right.”
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