Emily Price In the Senedd yesterday evening the Welsh Conservatives have failed in their bid to scrap the introduction of the new 20mph speed limit set to come into force this weekend. A debate was led by the Tories on Wednesday (September 13) in an attempt stop the new speed limit which will see restricted roads […]

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

  • hobovision@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What the heck? In your other comment you say they make these 20 zones to fund corrupt police running speed traps on them… Which is it?

    These reductions in speed limits are primarily political, while corruptly funneling money to overpriced contractors and police running deceptive speed traps.

    • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 year ago

      These reductions in speed limits are primarily political, while corruptly funneling money to overpriced contractors and police running deceptive speed traps.

      I’m talking generally about speed limit reductions here. Not just 30 to 20, but 60 to 50, 40 to 50 or 40 to 30. Sometimes it’s done with valid safety intentions, backed up by data. More often than not it’s done as part of some bullshit political project.

      From another of my comments:

      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).

      I’m not aware of police extensively enforcing 20 zones, but I am aware of police enforcing speed limits in areas where it has been reduced for arbitrary reasons. Quite often these involve civil works that are ludicrously overpriced and under-delivered, which reeks of corruption.