Speed limit cut rethink welcomed by MSP

PLANS to reduce the speed limit on single track roads have been scrapped by the Scottish Government, much to the delight of MSP Craig Hoy. The move came after a consultation which saw 20,000 people and organisations express their views to the Scottish Government. Conservative MSP Craig Hoy welcomed the decision, calling the plans to reduce the speed limit for cars 'madness' and urged Ministers to confirm they would not return to the issue in any future consultation. He said: “I opposed this proposed reduction in the limit for cars from the start and will do so if it returns. Such a change would be madness, and it is right the plan has been ditched. "It would have made journeys on rural roads longer and would have led to increased frustration amongst drivers.”