Motorists face speed limit cuts on busy A-road with crash rate '10 times higher than it should be'

Drivers could soon face lower speed limits on one of North Somerset's busiest roads after the council unveiled plans aimed at cutting the number of serious crashes. North Somerset Council has revealed plans to reduce speed limits along a 3.8-mile stretch of the A370 between M5 Junction 21 and Hildesheim Bridge in Weston-super-Mare.The busy dual carriageway carries around 35,800 vehicles every day and has long been identified as one of the district's most dangerous roads. According to council figures, the route makes up just 0.5 per cent of North Somerset's road network but has been linked to more than five per cent of all reported injury collisions over the past 30 years. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The road has also been...

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