The Conservatives in Wales lose their last ditch attempt to stop the speed limit change from 30mph to 20mph. The change will be coming into force on the 17th September

  • TWeaK@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    No, they’re not. The limits are assigned so politicians can pat themselves on the back and maybe score some votes. Sometimes also so some new speed trap locations can be created, catching people out in areas where the road feels like it has a higher speed limit (although this is perhaps less true for 20 zones).

    If the goal was safety for pedestrians then a hell of a lot more should be done than just messing with the speed limit. Like, actually altering the road and including traffic calming measures - like the official recommendations for 20 limits state - and also providing ongoing training for drivers.

    • ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Speed limit reductions are often unpopular.

      This policy is clearly evidence based. Not playing politics. It’s why the conservatives oppose it. They take contrarian positions to fuel outrage, that keeps people voting against their best interest.

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        1 year ago

        It’s clearly not evidenced based, because the most recent evidence says that just slapping a 20 sign on a road built for 30 isn’t good enough and leads to massive noncompliance.

    • bilboswaggings@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      You are right in the sense that they are popular, but only when compared to the idea of altering infrastructure because speedlimits cost less than building stuff

      Increasing the speedlimit is way more popular, hell more people would probably want them removed altogether than decreased