Parents overwhelmingly support an across-the-board 20mph speed limit in towns and cities, according to the results of a survey by road safety campaigners Brake.
It found that support for the move in areas where 20mph limits are already in force was higher than in those who are yet to make the change.
In the run-up to the UK General Election Brake is calling for all parties to commit to a 20mph default speed limit in all towns and cities.
It says this is the best way to protect children and enable them to enjoy walking and cycling without fear.
The survey, announced as part of Global Road Safety Week and as part of the United Nations #SaveKidsLives campaign, found four in five parents (79%) who already live in areas with 20mph limits support the move. This compares with seven in 10 (72%) in areas without the limit.
Parents who say they ‘strongly’ agree with the idea goes up from one in five (22%) to two in five (42%) among those who live in a 20mph area.
Julie Townsend, deputy chief executive, Brake, said: ‘It is a global travesty that so many children around the world are killed and injured on roads every day, and denied their right to safe, healthy, active travel.'
She added: 'We are appealing to UK drivers to do their bit by going 20 in communities, and to the UK Government to change the national default urban speed limit to 20mph.'
