MotoringMotoring NewsMidlands traffic and travelA major new road safety initiative is being proposed10:37, 12 Jul 2026Motorists face speed limit cuts on a busy A-road - because the crash rate is "10 times higher than it should be”. A major new road safety initiative is being proposed for the A370 between the M5 Junction 21 and Hildesheim Bridge in Weston-super-Mare.‌The scheme would see a reduction in speed limits along this 3.8 mile stretch of road, which has long been a concern due to collision rates. The A370 dual carriageway carries around 35,800 vehicles every day.‌But although, it represents only 0.5 per cent of the road network, it accounts for over five per cent of all reported injury collisions in North Somerset over the past 30 years. Drivers are over 10 times more likely to be i