Beautiful UK island switches to 'seasonal' speed limits for upcoming tourist season
The new speed limits - which will last until the end of summer - will see speeds drop from 35mph to 25mph in some parts of Guernsey.
The island of Guernsey has announced that it is switching to lower speed limits for the duration of the summer.
In certain parts of the island, the speed limit will drop from 35mph to 25mph. This includes the section running from the Fort Hommet access road to the Loophole Tower.
Furthermore, the BBC reported that the new change will also apply to the stretch of street running from La Route du Coudre to the Imperial Hotel.
What’s more some roads have also become one-way such as La Rue des Pages and the Petit Bôt Road. However, this will only be between 10am and 7pm.
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Although these changes may cause some disruption, this is not the first time they have been introduced by the States of Guernsey.
The aim of the lower speed limits is to make the island safer for pedestrians who flock to the island’s beaches during the summer. As a result, the speed limit will be raised at the end of September after the tourist season is over.
The continuation of seasonal speed limits in Guernsey comes as questions grow over whether certain parts of the UK and Europe will start to introduce other measures in relation to tourists.
Whilst Guernsey is lowering speed limits, on the mainland, the popular Cornish town of St Ives is reportedly considering a measure to make things slightly more expensive.
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According to the BBC, the town is considering introducing a tourist tax to raise money which would be spent on recycling facilities, maintaining essential services, and cleaning the town’s beaches.
Mayor of St Ives Johnnie Wells told the broadcaster that it was becoming “harder and harder” for the town to maintain facilities for over 200,00 visitors and 540,000 day trippers each year.
He added: “During the summer, we're providing facilities for hundreds of thousands of visitors when every budget we have is being reduced. It makes it very difficult as a council to make ends meet.”
Mr Wells said they needed to work out a way to make people feel like they were “contributing to St Ives” so they felt that in return for paying the fee, they were getting a better experience.
