He told Surveyor he was expecting useful ideas to emerge from the Department for Transport’s rural demonstration projects programme, which runs until March 2010. One potential solution involves an over-sized traffic island designed to physically deter traffic from speeding into a Northamptonshire village.

Clark praised new average speed cameras as being ‘very effective’ in reducing serious accidents by 15%. Local authorities will receive fresh guidance on defining correct speeds and limits, he said.

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