turning off street lights could invalidate 30mph limit, lawyer warns - street light price

A car lawyer claimed that turning off street lights could create a legal loophole that would invalidate the 30 PMH speed limit. Part-
To save energy and reduce light pollution, time street lights are closed in a few hours, which may mean that some 30-mile/hour blankets in residential areas are not strictly applicable, Anthony Hook said.
Article 1984 of the Road Traffic Management Act stipulates that if there is a street light system on the road that is not more than 200 yards apart, the road is limited to 30 miles per hour.
But Mr hook argued that if the lights were turned off, the law of speeding would be bypassed late at night.
He said: "many or even most residential roads do not have a speed limit sign and are legally limited to 30 mph if they have up to 200 yards or so of working street lights.
Thousands of councils "turn off street lights" and "The court ruled that the speed limit might not apply, too far, or light the sidewalk, not the road, if the street lights were broken.
"So there is a strong legal argument that, in some cases, turning off street lights can remove the speed limit and provide a defense for the person accused of speeding. ” Mr.
Kent added: "I often represent innocent drivers in court.
"In several of my cases, we will explore whether the customer can defend for overspeed charging because the street light has been turned off.
"This can have an impact on whether people get points, fines or lose their driving licenses and possible jobs.
"To save money and reduce carbon emissions, thousands of street lights across the UK are darkened or turned off every night.
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More than 30 committees are concerned that accidents and crimes will increase on dark roads.
Earlier this year, research showed that more than 324 people were killed or seriously injured in a car accident at night on roads closed by street lights for 2011-11 years.
An increase of 12 over the previous year.