Rod King MBE
Founder and Campaign Director 20’s Plenty for UsRod King set up 20’s Plenty for Us in 2007 in order to assist communities wanting lower speed limits. With a focus on setting 20mph limits for most urban/village roads across a complete local authority, it now has over 600 local campaigns in UK, Ireland, USA, Canada and Australia. 20’s Plenty for Us is a not-for-profit organisation with a small core team, but thousands of local volunteers.
28 million people in the UK live in local/national authorities that have, or are planning, 20mph as the speed limit for most urban/village roads. At global level 30km/h is recognised as the best-practice speed limit for streets shared between motors and vulnerable road users.
In June 2013 Rod was awarded an MBE for Services to Road Safety and provides his time on a pro bono basis. He has spoken at transport, active travel, road safety and public health conferences around the world.
My Speaker Sessions
Thursday 16 June 2022
Panel Discussion: Speed management to optimise safety, the environment and public health
- Applicability of learnings from Wales on their journey to 20mph across other nations and a review of Scottish trials and welsh plans for a 50mph national speed limit
- Review of Scottish Borders Council default 20mph trial speed limit
- Balancing broad considerations, including environmental, safety and public health e.g. Speed vs pollution including time in traffic at slower speeds
- Using tech to enhance planning and enforcement
Speakers
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Suzy Charman Executive Director Road Safety Foundation (RSF) -
Darren Freezor Head of Motor Insurance, Safer Vehicles and Speed Department for Transport -
Phil Jones (Chair) Chairman, PJA and Chair Welsh 20mph Taskforce -
Sarah Jones Consultant in Environmental Public Health Public Health Wales -
Rod King MBE Founder and Campaign Director 20’s Plenty for Us
