Trees could be alternatives to speed cameras
A study by the Department for Transport found that trees are as effective as speed cameras at slowing traffic down.
Councils are being urged to plant rows of trees as a traffic calming scheme, after a trial in Norfolk found this had a dramatic impact on motorists behaviour.
The experiment in the villages of Overstrand, Martham, Coltishall and Mundersley found that overall average speeds fell by 1.5 per cent and there was a 20 per cent drop in motorists driving at 40 to 60mph because of the cut in their peripheral vision.
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