<sod>Between 1997 to 2003 (78 months) there were 9 fatalities, 36 serious and 147 slight injuries on the road and as a result in 2004 a temporary 50&nbsp;mph speed limit was introduced on the Suffolk section and permanent 30&nbsp;mph through the villages of [[Earl Stonham]] and [[Brockford]] and 40&nbsp;mph through [[Brome, Suffolk|Brome]]. The 30&nbsp;mph zones had 40&nbsp;mph 'buffers' either side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps2.suffolk.gov.uk/cgi-bin/committee_xml.cgi?p=doc&id=1_5448&format=html|title=PROPOSED NEW PERMANENT 30MPH AND 40MPH SPEED LIMITS AND TEMPORARY (EXPERIMENTAL) NEW SPEED LIMITS ALONG THE A140 IN SUFFOLK (Item 2)|publisher=Suffolk County Council|accessdate=2010-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070622153025/http://apps2.suffolk.gov.uk/cgi-bin/committee_xml.cgi|title=Proposed NEW permanent 30mph and 40mph speed limits and temporary (experimental) new speed limits along the A140 in suffolk|author=Suffolk County Council}}</ref> Between 2006 and 2008 Suffolk County Council removed a number of 40&nbsp;mph buffers to "improve compliance and understanding" and extended some 30&nbsp;mph zones slightly at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps2.suffolk.gov.uk/cgi-bin/committee_xml.cgi?p=doc&id=1_12163&format=html|title=Appendix 3 - Rights of Way Committee|accessdate=2010-03-22}}</ref><eod>
<sod>Between 1997 to 2003 (78 months) there were 9 fatalities, 36 serious and 147 slight injuries on the road and as a result in 2004 a temporary 50&nbsp;mph speed limit was introduced on the Suffolk section and permanent 30&nbsp;mph through the villages of [[Earl Stonham]] and [[Brockford]] and 40&nbsp;mph through [[Brome, Suffolk|Brome]]. The 30&nbsp;mph zones had 40&nbsp;mph 'buffers' either side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps2.suffolk.gov.uk/cgi-bin/committee_xml.cgi?p=doc&id=1_5448&format=html|title=PROPOSED NEW PERMANENT 30MPH AND 40MPH SPEED LIMITS AND TEMPORARY (EXPERIMENTAL) NEW SPEED LIMITS ALONG THE A140 IN SUFFOLK (Item 2)|publisher=Suffolk County Council|accessdate=2010-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps2.suffolk.gov.uk/cgi-bin/committee_xml.cgi |title=Proposed NEW permanent 30mph and 40mph speed limits and temporary (experimental) new speed limits along the A140 in suffolk |author=Suffolk County Council |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622153025/http://apps2.suffolk.gov.uk/cgi-bin/committee_xml.cgi |archivedate=22 June 2007 }}</ref> Between 2006 and 2008 Suffolk County Council removed a number of 40&nbsp;mph buffers to "improve compliance and understanding" and extended some 30&nbsp;mph zones slightly at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps2.suffolk.gov.uk/cgi-bin/committee_xml.cgi?p=doc&id=1_12163&format=html|title=Appendix 3 - Rights of Way Committee|accessdate=2010-03-22}}</ref><eod>