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Sadiq Khan triples number of 20mph roads across London in major crackdown on motorists

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Sadiq Khan triples number of 20mph roads across London in major crackdown on motorists

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Lord Khan has tripled the number of 20mph roads he controls in London as part of Labour's crackdown on motorists. In 2021, there were just 50 miles of 20mph zones on roads controlled by Transport for London (TfL). This figure has now jumped to 166 miles as of March this year. The startling rise in 20mph roads, as revealed in figures obtained by the Mail under Freedom of Information laws, is the latest in Lord Khan's "Vision Zero" project, which aims to eliminate all deaths and serious injures on London's streets. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say It also means nearly half of the roads in Greater London under Lord Khan's authority are now 20mph zones. Critics said the move was the latest in Labour's "war on motorists". The 20mph speed limit has been rolled out to over half of all roads in London, with two-thirds of the capital's boroughs also having the lower speed as a baseline. Shadow Transport Minister Greg Smith told the Mail: "Having already made driving in the centre of London utte

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