LIVERPOOL could see the introduction of 20pmh speed limits on all residential roads.

The council is exploring whether or not to bring down the 30mph restrictions after calls from road safety campaigners.

The limit would apply to all non-arterial routes in, out and through the city, but would cover all built-up housing areas.

The first meeting of the new council last week voted to support a motion put forward by Green councillor John Coyne.

But cabinet member for regeneration and transport Cllr Malcolm Kennedy said the evidence would need to be examined before a decision was reached.

The motion, to be discussed at next week’s regeneration committee, acknowledges that the council “understands that the imposition of a 20mph zone across the city may have a number of implications, and these must be properly explored and understood before a decision is reached.”

Wirral has already agreed to support the move in its own borough limits.

The founder of the 20’splenty campaign, Rod King, is expected to give a presentation at the meeting.

He said: “You should not just say it’s reasonable to drive at 30mph. We should take care and go a bit slower where people live.

“We have to remember that the 30mph limit was introduced in 1934 when there were only around one-and-a-half million cars on the road.

“Now it’s about 30 million, and we have 40-tonne lorries now.”

Mr King said that while some motorists regarded sporadic 20mph zones as a nuisance, he felt everyone would see the benefits if it was introduced on a blanket basis, adding: “When it’s done authority wide, people see the benefits to themselves because it’s in their streets where they live.”

The motion states it is now for the council to “consider the implications and practicalities of how it might be implemented and clarify the impact of 20 mile per hour zones on road safety and the environment”.