Horses and 20mph

I've long been an advocate for 20mph zones especially in areas with lots of kids. For me Coney Hall is an example of an area that would benefit from reduced speeds.

Lets face it, most people coming into Coney Hall are going home or visiting someone. Would a 10mph reduction make that much of a difference to your journey? So you might get to where you are going 2 minutes later. But then if you did hit a kid or a cyclist at that speed the chances are they would survive. No brainer in my book.

Then it struck me that we are lucky enough to still have horses being ridden around our area but I've never seen any signs warning motorists to watch out for horse riders. Maybe that might be a small and cost effective way to help reduce speed.

I've written to the council before citing examples of other areas and councils adopting 20mph zones but Bromley don't yet seem receptive to the idea. So perhaps the horses can be the spur (no pun intended) for my new approach.

I figure it's only a matter of time before they make the change to 20mph. I just don't want us to be like Bounds Green where 20mph zones are enacted only after a girl is left brain damaged after being hit outside her school.

Meantime - please drive carefully in our wonderfull neighbourhood.