Road safety
Tower Hamlets council is committed to making
the borough a safer place for all road users. Road traffic
accidents statistics show we are right to prioritise this important
issue. Measures undertaken to make roads safer include encouraging
speed reduction, effective use of traffic management techniques and
educating road users.
Tower Hamlets Council carries
out the following activities:
Providing Road Safety Education
in schools
Providing Road Safety
Information to members of the public
Promoting the Children's Traffic Club
Running the Junior Road Safety
Officers Club
Providing and managing the
School Crossing Patrol service
In areas where excessive speed is considered a risk to public
safety the council can construct 'speed humps' in order to reduce
traffic speeds.
Tower Hamlets Council is responsible for
setting speed limits on roads within their area. The majority of
roads in Tower Hamlets are covered by a 30mph speed limit, with the
exception of designated 20mph zones and some Red Routes which are
40mph.
For more information contact:
Road Safety
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Mulberry Place
PO Box 55739
5 Clove Crescent
London E14 1BY
Tel 020 7364 2221
Fax 020 7364 6784
Email: roadsafety@towerhamlets.gov.uk