Appendix G - Consultation questionnaire
Thank you for participating in the National Speed Management Review consultation. This questionnaire is designed to gather your views on proposed changes to the national speed limit on single carriageway roads in Scotland and to the speed limits applying to HGVs on single and dual carriageway roads in Scotland.
These are the options proposed:
Do-Minimum
No change to existing speed limits.
Option 1
Reduce national speed limit on single-carriageway roads to 50mph and increase Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) (more than 7.5 tonne maximum laden weight) speed limit on single-carriageways to 50mph.
Section 1 – Current Speed Limit Experiences
Table 1 lists the current speed limits per type of road and vehicle type
| Vehicle type | 30mph - built up areas | Single Carriageway | Dual Carriageway | Motorway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cars and Motorcycles - including car derived vans up to 2 tonnes maximum laden weight | 30 | 60 | 70 | 70 |
| Cars Towing - including car derived vans and motorcycles | 30 | 50 | 60 | 60 |
| Goods Vehicles - Not exceeding 7.5 tonnes maximum laden weight. *60mph if articulated or towing a trailer |
30 | 50 | 60 | 70* |
| Goods Vehicle - Exceeding 7.5 tonnes maximum laden weight. **A 50mph speed limit applies on the A9 from Perth to Inverness from October 28th 2014. |
30 | 40** | 50 | 60 |
How often do you use a single carriageway road with a national speed limit of 60 mph?
- Most of the time
- Some of the time
- Rarely
- Never
- Unsure
Do you consider the current national speed limits for cars and motorbikes on single carriageway roads to be…
- Too low
- About right
- Too high
- Unsure
Do you consider the current national speed limits for cars and motorbikes on dual carriageway roads to be…
- Too low
- About right
- Too high
- Unsure
Do you consider the current national speed limits for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on single carriageway roads to be…
- Too low
- About right
- Too high
- Unsure
Do you consider the current national speed limits for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on dual carriageway roads to be…
- Too low
- About right
- Too high
- Unsure
Section 2– Safety Considerations
Decrease of speed – perception
Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2030 sets out a vision for Scotland to have the best road safety performance by 2030 and a long-term goal to have zero fatalities and serious injuries on Scotland’s roads by 2050.
Do you think reducing the current national speed limit on single carriageway roads would support national casualty reduction targets?
| Category | Yes/No/Unsure |
|---|---|
| 50% reduction in people killed | [answer] |
| 50% reduction in people seriously injured | [answer] |
| 60% reduction in children (aged <16) killed | [answer] |
| 60% reduction in children (aged <16) seriously injured | [answer] |
These are some impacts a reduction in the national speed limit on single carriageway roads could have for cars and motorcycles. Do you think a reduction in the speed limit could improve these or make them worse? (tick as many as apply)
| Impact | Improves a lot | Improves slightly | Unsure | No change | Worsens slightly | Makes a lot worse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact on fatal collisions | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on serious collisions | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on pedestrian safety | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on cyclist safety | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on horse riding safety | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on motorcycle safety | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on quality of life | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on air pollution | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on noise | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on climate change | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on journey time | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on driver frustration | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
Are there any other impacts that a reduction in the national speed limit from 60mph to 50mph for cars and motorcycles on single carriageway roads that have been missed?
If so, please detail below.
Are there any impacts that a reduction in the national speed limit from 60mph to 50mph for cars and motorcycles on single carriageway roads that you consider to be incorrect? Please provide as much detail and evidence as you can to support this.
HGV questions
These are some of the impacts an increase in the speed limit for goods vehicles exceeding 7.5 tonnes on single carriageway roads could have. Do you think increasing the speed limits could improve these or make them worse? (tick as many as apply)
| Impact | Improves a lot | Improves slightly | Unsure | No Change | Worsens slightly | Makes a lot worse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact on fatal collisions | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on serious collisions | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on pedestrian safety | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on cyclist safety | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on horse riding safety | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on motorcycle safety | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on quality of life | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on air pollution | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on noise | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on climate change | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on journey time | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
| Impact on driver frustration | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] | [answer] |
Are there any impacts that an increase in the national speed limit for goods vehicles exceeding 7.5 tonnes on single and dual carriageways that have been missed? If so, please detail below.
Are there any impacts that an increase in the speed limit for goods vehicles exceeding 7.5 tonnes on single and dual carriageways that you consider to be incorrect? Please provide as much detail and evidence as you can to support this.
Section 3 - Speed Enforcement and Speed Limit Compliance
Do you think motorists generally comply with the current national speed limit on single carriageway roads?
- Always
- Most of the time
- Rarely
- Unsure
If the national speed limit on single carriageways was reduced, do you think current speed enforcement measures should remain in place to support road safety?
- Yes
- No
- Unsure
What additional measures could the Scottish Government take to encourage compliance with a lower national speed limit on single carriageways? Please detail below.
Section 4 – Behavioural Impact
Would a reduced speed limit on single carriageway roads encourage you to use active travel options (walking, wheeling, cycling)?
- Very likely
- Likely
- Unsure
- Neither likely or unlikely
- Unlikely
- Very unlikely
Would a reduced national speed limit on single carriageway roads make you use public transport more or less often?
- Less often
- The same
- More often
- Unsure
- I don’t use public transport
If the national speed limit on single carriageway roads was reduced would this impact your driving frequency?
- I would drive less
- No change
- I would drive more
- Unsure
- I don’t drive
About You
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- Individual
- Organisation
What is your organisation?
If responding on behalf of an organisation, please enter the organisation's name here.
If you are responding as an individual, you can leave this blank.
24. Further information about your organisation's response.
Organisations may use this space to provide additional context for their response. This could be information about, for example:
- any research your organisation undertook to inform the response
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This is optional.
Which age category best describes you?
- 18 or under
- 19 to 21
- 22 to 34
- 35 to 44
- 45 to 54
- 55 to 59
- 60 or over
Do you consider yourself to live in an urban or rural location?
- Urban
- Rural
What mode do you most frequently use to travel on single-carriageway and dual-carriageway roads with a National Speed Limit?
- Car driver
- Car passenger
- Motorcycle
- Light Goods Vehicle
- Heavy Goods Vehicle
- Bicycle
- Walk/wheel
- Bus passenger
If you are a driver, what is your most frequent reason for driving on single carriageway and dual carriageway roads with National Speed Limits?
- For business
- For commuting to work/education
- For personal/leisure
- All of the above
- I don’t drive
Which social media platform would you most likely use to receive road safety information?
- X (formally Twitter)
- TikTok
- None
- Other
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- Publish response with name
- Publish response only (without name)
- Do not publish response
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Do you consent to Scottish Government contacting you again in relation to this consultation exercise? (Required)
- Yes
- No
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- I consent.
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The final date to respond to this consultation is 5 March 2025
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