How reducing city speed limits has cut road deaths and injuries in Edinburgh

In Edinburgh, reducing the city's speed limit is directly responsible for reducing the number of road injuries and deaths in recent years. Photo: AFP

A study published by the University of Edinburgh demonstrates the effectiveness of reducing speed limits in the city, with a quarter fewer deaths and a third fewer injuries on the roads compared to the time before 2016 when the speed limit was higher.

As a result, the number of collisions has dropped by 40%. In fact, fatalities have dropped by 23% and serious injury by 33% since the introduction of these new regulations surrounding speed limits in the city.