Decision details

To undertake a review of the Council’s existing Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) Protocol and to consider the potential value and merits of Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs).

That Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) are not permitted on the highway, with no change to the Temporary VAS Protocol and the VAS available to the local communities in North Yorkshire should continue to be of a consistent approved Speed Limit Reminder design.

The previous Executive decision; clear feedback from the DfT detailed in this report; 174 communities have complied with the existing requirements in the Protocol which works well; there is no evidence to suggest that non-approved SIDS reduce vehicle speeds more than the currently approved SLRs.

The alternative option of using a Speed Indicator Device (SID) has been considered and the recommendation is not to introduce them in North Yorkshire.