{"id":3134,"date":"2022-07-11T22:26:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T22:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/2022\/07\/11\/speed-limit-to-be-lowered-to-20mph-in-wales\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T22:26:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T22:26:09","slug":"speed-limit-to-be-lowered-to-20mph-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/?p=3134","title":{"rendered":"Speed limit to be lowered to 20mph in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Mark Hutchings and Daniel Davies<\/strong>
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Adie Drury started a petition against the plan because she says “it doesn’t make any sense” to put 20mph limits on busy through main roads<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Speed limits in built-up areas look set to be reduced from 30mph to 20mph in Wales from next year – a UK first that is controversial among some drivers.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ministers say a 20mph speed limit will lower road collisions and traffic noise and encourage people to walk and cycle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The slower limit has been divisive in areas where there have been trials<\/a> with some motorists complaining of more congestion and journeys taking longer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Many UK towns and cities have 20mph limits on residential roads but Wales is to become the first nation to impose it as the default on all restricted roads – with Scotland set to follow suit in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Leading active travel groups claim Wales will become the world’s first nation to adopt a national 20mph default speed limit on residential streets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

How much does lower speed reduce risk?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Latest police data shows<\/a> the largest proportion – exactly half – of the 5,570 people hurt in collisions in Wales happened on 30mph roads and in more than 40% of them, someone was killed or seriously injured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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