The Welsh parliament has passed a law bringing down the speed limit on all residential roads and busy streets to 20 mph (30 km/h). Not everyone is pleased.
    • Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Not in the slightest, which is part of my point. It’s going to slow down cars and frustrate people, while not having the intended benefit.

      • theplanlessman@feddit.ukEnglish
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        10 months ago

        From the Welsh government’s FAQ again: “The evidence from around the world is very clear – reducing speed limits reduces collisions and saves lives.” The intended benefit is to reduc the risk of collisions and to reduce injuries in the case of collisions. Lowering the speed limit will result in both of those things, and so we will be seeing the intended benefit.

        • Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          10 months ago

          A road with a large number of accidents over the last few years is one that campaigners have been begging the Welsh government to fix, but it’s been ignored, and is one of only five roads in the area to stay at 30mph. It’s also a road that the local government has been using as a showpiece to say that they’re working on transportation problems.

          This whole exercise feels more like they’re trying to show that they’re doing something, rather than actually doing something useful.