Drivers would dash through a new lower speed limit in the centre of Aberdour, according to objectors.
Fife Council wants to cut the limit from 30 to 20mph in Inverkeithing Road, High Street, Station Place and Main Street to improve safety.
The plan would also see a 30mph limit imposed on Mill Farm Road and a 40mph zone on the A921 to the east of the village.
Aberdour Community Council supported the proposal.
But one objector felt that introducing a 20mph limit through the village may result in drivers speeding as they “feel the limit is too low”.
He felt the existing limit was appropriate and that drivers “may lose respect for the limits, increasing their speed, making inappropriate overtaking manoeuvres and consequently increasing the risk to pedestrians on the already 20mph side road”.
And he argued the Mill Farm Road and A921 plans were also too low.
A second objector felt the plans were unnecessary and Fife Council could put its money to better use in road and sign maintenance and repairs.
However, the 20mph speed limit in the centre of the village was an issue raised by the local community council after requests from residents.
The perception is that motorists were driving too fast through the village, making locals feel unsafe.
It was the belief that lowering speeds would make the village a safer and more pleasant place to walk about.
The council will introduce speed cushions to make the limit as self-enforcing as reasonably possible.
Members agreed to changes.