Emeritus Prof Christopher MayMar 22, 2025

Meanwhile in Wales, evidence is mounting (confirming) that 20mph speed limits reduce deaths on the roads.

As Lee Waters (ex-Welsh Transport Minister) point out: 'There is still this idea that 70 or so road deaths a year in Wales is acceptable. But we would never accept 70 deaths a year on the ferry to Ireland, or on buses'.. Indeed!

And it not an unpopular policy (except among cultural warriors trying to claim its an imposition on 'drivers' rights'.

#transport #Wales

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/22/wales-20mph-speed-limit-cut-road-deaths-why-debate

Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?

Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority

The Guardian
Show threadSue Archer

@ChrisMayLA6

I've long thought that if we reported road deaths in the same way we report stabbings or shootings, or, yes deaths in train or plane crashes, people would take more notice. If the national news reported every road death. As it is, people just don't think about it, until it affects them.

Mar 22, 2025 at 8:56amWeb
Show threadPaul LockettMar 22, 2025
@suearcher @ChrisMayLA6 It's a good point. I don't think most people are even consciously aware that road deaths are reported in a manner that is equivalent to "man dies after collision with bullet."