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£92m Savings a Year Probably a Lie

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A lot of numbers are being thrown around to justify or not the introduction of the new 20mph speed limit in Wales, such as: Will save 9 lives and 98 serious injuries each year Will cost the economy £4.5 billion over 30 years Could save up to £92 million every year in NHS and other costs Source https://www.gov.wales/introducing-20mph-speed-limits-frequently-asked-questions#130675 This is being misinterpreted by people and the media as saving the NHS £92m year, e.g.: It just isn't true! Drakeford and the WG are not making this claim, they word it very carefully so as not to be telling this lie but it is a bit insincere of them to intentionally pull on peoples emotional support of the NHS when the real benefit is negligible in comparison. Where have these numbers come from?  Research, conducted by the Transport Research Institute (TRI) at Edinburgh Napier University, in conjunction with Public Health Wales, estimated a new default 20mph speed limit on residential roads across Wales w...
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20 is Plenty, is it F**k!

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On the 17th September 2023 the Welsh Government introduced a nationwide reduction of the default 30mph speed limit on restricted roads to 20mph. A restricted road is defined as one with lamposts placed not more than 200 yards apart, typically town centres, residential and built-up areas. The rational by the WG for the introduction is it will result in 40% fewer collisions, 6-10 lives saved and 1200-2000 people avoiding injury every year. So, introduced on a road safety agenda but by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change - the WG expect the change to be 'pollution neutral', so no change in fossil fuel usage leading to no change to carbon emissions. One wonders if the Minister's time would be better spent on other matters.* The blanket nationwide imposition of this change is nonsensical, not all roads are equal, some are clearly more dangerous to pedestrians than others but these areas already have reduced limits or other traffic calming measures in place. The WG say it is...
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Location: Caerphilly, UK
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