AQW 11816/22-27

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 13/05/2024
Answered On Date: 03/06/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether any consideration has been given to reducing the speed limit on the Ormeau Embankment, given the growth of pedestrian and cycling activity in the area.

Answer:

Ormeau Embankment is subject to a 40mph speed limit, with short sections of 30mph limits on approach to traffic signals at either end. This is in line with the Department’s policy on setting of speed limits.

An examination of the recorded road traffic collision history in this area, provided by the PSNI, did not indicate a particular safety concern on Ormeau Embankment

Given this information, it is considered that the current speed limit Ormeau Embankment is appropriate and there are no plans to change this.

One of the best ways to ensure safety on our roads and fulfil our long-term goal of eliminating death and serious injury by 2050, is by changing road user behaviour. As road users we all have a personal responsibility to behave in a way that keeps ourselves and others safe. The sad reality is that if we do not change our own attitudes when we are using the roads, our death toll will continue to increase.