A CALL has been made for a 20mph speed limit to be imposed around all schools in Ludlow and south Shropshire.

It comes from the South Shropshire Green Party that claims that there is clear evidence that a 20mph limit saves lives.

They say that evidence shows that if a pedestrian is hit by a car travelling at 20mph he or she is seven times more likely to survive than if hit at 30mph.

The Green Party contends that evidence for introducing 20mph speed limits is overwhelmingly strong and the time has come to act on this in Shropshire.

“We call on the Council to reverse this decision immediately, to introduce a 20mph speed limit in the vicinity of every school in Shropshire, and to follow the example of Lancashire County Council and introduce a general 20mph limit on every residential road,” said John Whitelegg of the South Shropshire Green Party.