Service Description: Speeding traffic causes great concern to many people. Speed limits are the maximum speed at which vehicles may legally travel. They are used to keep speeds to a level which is regarded as reasonable for the road and area concerned. Many drivers exceed the limits and in doing so put pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers at risk. The enforcement of any speed limits is, of course, a matter for the Police.
Also known as:- Speed Limits
Answer: The Highways Agency, a division of the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions, is ultimately responsible for setting speed limits, but the responsibility is delegated locally. On the Isle of Wight this lies within Engineering Services. - Related Link