School Sign Competition for 20mph
In September 2023 the speed limit on roads where people live, or regularly walk and cycle will change. A new default speed limit of 20mph (instead of 30mph now) will come in. The new speed limit will help reduce collisions on our roads, make our streets nicer places to be and encourage more people to walk and cycle.
Wales is the first nation in the UK to make the change to 20mph and you can be part of it. We are asking you to use your artistic skills to design a sign which could be seen all across Wales! This new sign, to be used outside schools, needs to remind drivers of the importance of driving within the 20mph speed limit, helping reduce the danger to children and families using the road.
Prizes to be won…
The winning design* will receive a prize of £250 from Road Safety Wales and the winner will be invited to receive their prize during a special visit to the Senedd, the home of the Welsh Government in Cardiff Bay.**
There will also be prizes for 4 runners up; 2 prizes of £100 for primary school pupils and 2 prizes of £100 for secondary school pupils.
The rules
Here are the guidelines to help you create your design:
- To make your design stand out, please use bright and contrasting colours.
- Artwork must be A4 in size and of landscape orientation.
- Please don’t base your artwork on the existing red and white 20mph sign - but you are welcome to include the number ‘20’.
- Your design can be created using digital formats but please don’t use any stock images or files downloaded from the internet. Let your imagination run wild and make sure your design is completely original (so that it is not subject to copyright laws!).
- Just remember that road signs are designed to be read by a driver in a moving vehicle, so the judges will be looking for the clearest, most creative design that drivers will be able to see and understand without being distracted from the road ahead.
- Pupils in Wales from Year 5 to 6 (primary) and Year 7 to 8 (secondary) can enter the competition (but we can only accept one entry per person).
Where to send your entry
Please send your entry to Road Safety Wales, 2 Cwrt-y-Parc, Parc Ty Glas, Cardiff, CF14 5GH or communication@roadsafetywales.org.uk by Friday 20th January 2023.
We look forward to receiving your entry!
*The Welsh Government reserves the right to make amendments to the winning design to make it suitable for use on a traffic sign. By entering this competition, you assign to Welsh Government the right to use your design (with any modifications we need to make) on traffic signs and for other promotional purposes.
** Travel expenses will be covered by Road Safety Wales