Speaking at the time of the decision, Simon Crowcroft told Express: "We carried out a consultation with local residents and although we didn't get a lot of feedback, despite an extended period of time, of the 60 responses that we received, a vast majority was in favour of the lower speed limit. This is not a new idea for St. Helier and it has always been part of the strategy." 

"Why should St. Aubin's village, St. Peter or St. Mary benefit from lower speed limits when they are far more people living in the streets of St. Helier trying to walk, cycle and bring up their families," the Constable added. "Why should they be denied the right to be safer?"

Pictured: All roads within the ring road (in yellow) are now limited to 20mph.

The Constable said: "Traffic speeds may be low during the working day, but at weekends and in the evenings St Helier’s residents have to put up with people driving at high speeds down their streets, which places them and visitors at risk of injury and which leads to a deterioration of their quality of life generally."

The Parish Roads Committee is also considering dropping the speed limit on other roads outside the ring road and is currently reviewing them.