People remain very agitated about the whole 20mph thing in Wales. Whenever it's mentioned on social media, there's a pile-on from people wanting to give their opinions. Most of them are negative.

Lots of people simply hate it - either because they think it's unnecessary, it slows everyone down too much, or just because they hate the Government or the 'namby-pamby' state interfering in their lives. There's a bit of a left wing, right thing about it - with the right often opposed and accusing the left of nanny statism.

The whole thing was introduced by the Welsh Government in September, 2023, when the default speed limit was reduced on restricted roads from 30mph to 20mph. It sparked a massive petition with hundreds of thousands of names, a huge row in the Senedd and Parliament, and general discontent across the land.

Its aim was to cut the number of accidents and the seriousness of them, especially on housing estates and busy built-up areas, and the number of crashes has actually fallen since then. In October, 2024, WalesOnline reported how the figure had fallen by almost a quarter on 20mph and 30mph roads, although it was too soon to........

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