20 MPH speed limits debated in Senedd

20 mph Speed Limits were debated in the Senedd yesterday. 

Extract

Natasha Asghar MS (17:01): 

Let me say from the outset to everyone here that I am 100 per cent in favour of taking action to improve road safety here in Wales. The Welsh Conservative group really have no problem in seeing reduced speed limits on roads where there is large pedestrian activity, such as outside busy places of worship, schools, playgrounds and high streets where cars are permitted. As Edmund King, the president of the AA, said,340

'20 mph limits work best where they’re needed—outside schools or hospitals, or places where other vulnerable road users may be encountered.'341

End of quote. However, I alongside the Welsh Conservatives, strongly believe that the speed limit should remain at 30 mph here in Wales...

Read the full debate: The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022