Pupils at West Green primary school helped to celebrate the launch of the new borough-wide 20mph residential speed restriction. Twelve students took part in the launch event on to support the new speed limit with Haringey Council Leader, Claire Kober. The children showed how they had been preparing for the changes with 20mph road safety pictures they had drawn.

Haringey ‘s Safer Transport team attended on the day, along with members from Sustainable Haringey, Haringey Cycling Campaign and Twenty’s Plenty campaign group.

The 20mph speed restriction will operate on approximately 800 residential roads and streets with schools in Haringey and aims to put the safety of residents first on all residential streets.

Councillor Kober said:

“We’re proud to be one of the first London boroughs to roll out a 20mph speed restriction on 800 of our residential roads in Haringey.

“The council has made a commitment to improve road safety across the borough and to make our roads more pedestrian and cycling friendly.

“The safety of our residents is a major priority for us and these new changes will lead to fewer accidents on our streets.”