New speed limits in the streets of northern Livingston are 'common sense', councillors have agreed.

But some residents say there is a need for public engagement, saying the streets are too busy to warrant official limits being put in place.

And one councillor warned that “signage will have to be really good.”

Kenneth Brown, the council's Roads Network Manager outlined plans for the introduction of national 20mph speed limit strategy to a meeting of Livingston North Local Area Committee.

Conservative Alison Adamson said: "I think a lot of it is common sense. Anybody who thinks that doing anymore that 20 miles an hour outside of a school is a good idea needs their head examined and certainly shouldn’t have a driving licence."

But she warned that existing signage around St Margaret’s A

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