Wales looks set to reduce the default speed limit on restricted roads from 30mph to 20mph, a policy which would be implemented from September 2023 cycling
"We want to see that become the default position right across Wales," First Minister Mark Drakeford said.
"We are united in our belief that this change will bring about a reduction in road collisions and their severity, while creating more opportunities to walk and cycle in communities," said Plaid Cymru's transport spokeswoman Delyth Jewell. Despite the support within Welsh Parliament and the government acknowledging it may not be appropriate everywhere, with local authorities able to make exceptions — the Welsh Conservatives have slammed the idea as"ludicrous".
"Speed limits like this should be decided by councils in their local areas, not top-down by Labour ministers," she said.
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