Wales Has Dropped Urban Limit To 20 MPH, Would You Support The Same In Your Country?

Safety campaigners say a pedestrian hit at 30 mph is five times more likely to die than if hit by a car doing 20 mph

Welsh drivers are getting used to life in the slow lane. The country – which is part of the UK, but sets many of its own laws – has reduced urban speed limits from 30 mph to 20 mph . Some English, Scottish and Welsh towns and villages

on selected roads, but Wales is the first UK nation to make 20 mph the default legal maximum for urban areas.campaigners say it could mean 20,000 fewer casualties over the next 10 years. They point to medical evidence that found a person hit by a car travelling at 30 mph is five times more likely to die than someone hit by a car moving at 20 mph. Figures from the RAC suggest a car doing 20 mph needs 12 m to stop, but that distance almost doubles to 23 m if the speed is increased to 30 mph.

Welsh drivers are split over the new rules, some coming out in favour of the lower limit and applauding the effort to reduceand injuries , while others see it as an attack on drivers. They claim it will extend journey times, but the go-slow advocates say most urban journeys will only be one minute longer and also question the detractors’ claims that the Welsh economy will be negatively impacted by vehicles driving more slowly.

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