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9 September 2009 Big traffic calming schemes increase emissions says AA The pro-motoring group believes better evaluation of the C02 impact of road schemes and smarter use of simple measures could be more effective than 'grandiose projects.' AA president, Edmund King, spoke out on while discussing urban mobility at the Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum in London today (9 September). He saved particular criticism for 20mph speed zones which he believes are being rolled out across the country without a proper assessment of their impact on C02. And, what he called the 'poor implementation' of park and ride schemes, which he claimed led to many like one in Brighton recently being scrapped. Mr King said: "If we are smart about urban transport we can reduce C02 and congestion without spending millions. "Congestion and C02 can be reduced by improving traffic flow through co-ordination of road works, phasing of lights and good parking policy. "If we continually obstruct traffic with excessive traffic calming, we will increase congestion and C02. "New technology to improve fuel efficiency will be the biggest contribution to reducing CO2 from road transport." Luke Walsh Source: edie newsroom
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By Engineer The AA Claims are nonsense - and based on "research" that used a comparison of fuel consumption at steady speeds of 20mph and 30mph that are in no way representative of the stop start cycle of urban motoring. 20mph limits cut carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and in the longer term by much more as people begin to walk and cycle more. The reason for 20mph By Peter Fagerstr m Might the reason for a lower speed limit have anything to do with the fact that the survival rate goes up drastically at around 20mph when a car hits a pedestrian or a cyclist. Not that the CO2 issue isn't important... © Faversham House Group Ltd 2009. edie news articles may be copied or forwarded
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