dicko
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Chris Rea is starting off tomorrow for this years Christmas holiday in Wales
20 mph speed limit.
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Its about time someone brought him a sat nav
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
There are lots of jokes going around at the moment about this. People in Wales don't want it. Its crazy that on the A470 going through our village is now 20mph, but the lane that I live on which is a single track road and I can drive at 60 mph if I am really stupid enough to do so.
People ignore the 30mph roads as it is, so they won't take any notice of 20mph signs.
Cars are going to be releasing more emissions due to the low speed so villages are going to have to suffer the consequences of that.
Drakeford is being a bit of d**k with his responses to journalists and I think not enough though has been given to exactly where and in what places and circumstances the 20mph rules are enforced. In my local town, the 20mph is started nearly a mile from the town itself.
Watch this space as they say.
People ignore the 30mph roads as it is, so they won't take any notice of 20mph signs.
Cars are going to be releasing more emissions due to the low speed so villages are going to have to suffer the consequences of that.
Drakeford is being a bit of d**k with his responses to journalists and I think not enough though has been given to exactly where and in what places and circumstances the 20mph rules are enforced. In my local town, the 20mph is started nearly a mile from the town itself.
Watch this space as they say.
Drago
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The noise, brake, tyre and tailpipe emissions will be lower.
albion
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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Just driven from Prestatyn to Harlech. Lots of 20's, was fine. Took two hours for 65 miles
albion
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https://ebiketips.road.cc/content/n...cycling-uk-they-literally-make-cycling-easier
I am not certain if 20mph would make new cyclists feel safe. 15mph maybe, possibly making it a mandatory for cyclists too.
Am sure two thirds of journeys could be done car free.
I am not certain if 20mph would make new cyclists feel safe. 15mph maybe, possibly making it a mandatory for cyclists too.
Am sure two thirds of journeys could be done car free.
Drago
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In Paris it's pretty much mandatory to park only in marked bays, very few exceptions. Introduce that here for sure and declutter our highways.
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Read an article recently where it was argued that he was in fact referring to the 1968 kerfuffle.
To quote a friend's daughter when asked what she studied at Cambridge " very hard sums " 😁
cougie uk
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The railway station by me is on a fairly busy road. Theoretically a 30 but it's not a nice walk down a small pavement with cars passing inches away at speed. I genuinely feel safer on my bike.
I'll take a more roundabout route now that avoids the main road if time permits.
cougie uk
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That's interesting. I've found it far easier to cross roads that are now 20 rather than 30.
Profpointy
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My observation was on a specific, quite busy, road. With a 30mph limit traffic was bursty, so there were lulls. At 20mph traffic was pretty much continuous, so to was harder to spot a gap to safely cross. The corollary is that average speeds were presumably higher with the lower speed limit. This is in no way an argument against the lower speed
albion
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Easier to judge the gaps though. I find crossing dual carriageways extremely challenging. A sprint across is often the solution.
MontyVeda
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I would disagree with this. I know several drivers who simply do not break the speed limit. Not because they're worried about getting a ticket or killing someone, but because they know what the speed limit is and don't break it. Maybe the drivers of the car(s) behind them have the same mindset, maybe not... but that limit is being enforced by the vehicle in front.
