Members of the public in Cork City are being asked to get behind the wider adoption of 30km/h speed limits in the city, campaigners have said.The move to set 30km/h speed limits in cities and towns was delayed when the Government abandoned a system that would have made 30km/h the base limit for urban areas. The new system of councils rolling out the lower limits has started.Cork City Council hae not yet outlined what roads and streets they an to reduce the limit from 50km/h to 60km/h, but they out lined that guidlines say 30km/h speed limits should be applied to housing estates, other residential streets, roads and streets adjacent to schools, and roads in the urban area where there is significant and regular interaction with vulnerable road users.The council also pointed to guidelines that state that higher speed limits may apply within the urban area on National, Regional, and arterial roads, as well as on key public transport routes, dual carriageways, and motorways. It added that a lower speed limit of 20 km/h may apply in pedestrian zones, shared spaces and narrow laneways.The councils public consultation runs until next Friday, February 13th, and details of it can be found at consult.corkcity.ie. Campaigners said that public support is key.Without a strong voice from the people of Cork, were concerned that the slow, piecemeal rollout of lower speeds will take many decades, said the Cork Cycling Campaign. The group said: Were writing to draw your attention to Cork City Councils speed limit consultation and to ask you to make a submission calling for lower speed limits in Cork. While the government signed up to the Stockholm Declaration on a default 30 km/h urban speed limit, it pushed the responsibility for rolling out this vital road safety measure to local authorities. Without strong public support for lower speed limits, this is unlikely to happen anytime soon. We need your help! Cork Cycling Campaign said that it strongly supports 30km/h in urban areas, with exceptions for arterial roads. For people willing to take further action, the group recommends contacting councillors and explaining your concerns to them, and asking them to support a broad rollout of 30km/h limits. Safety is the main motivation for lower speed limits. A collision between a person and a car at 30 km/h is fatal in 1 in 10 collisions, but chances of surviving plummet with vehicle speed, falling to 50% at 50 km/h and 10% at 60 km/h. Higher speeds also produce more noise and air pollution, making nearby areas less pleasant for everyone, they said. The campaigners said that lower speed limits will not necessarily increase travelling times as most trips are slowed down by congestion or features such as traffic lights.The Cork Cycling Campaign said: Perhaps you live in an estate with short streets and kids playing outside. Unless there are speed limit signs saying 30 km/h, the official and legal speed is 50 km/h, however inappropriate and dangerous such speeds are. And this matters: we want our kids to be able to play outside and enjoy their own neighbourhood, and to grow into confident and independent people. That wont happen with vehicles speeding around.