New 20mph speed limit on all restricted roads in Wales

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for children to walk to school. Older people, disabled people or people with additional needs will feel more able to travel independently. <br><br> There is evidence from across the world that vehicle speeds are one of the main reasons why people do not walk or cycle or do not allow their children to walk or cycle to school. <br><br> The World Health Organisation states that the most effective way to improve pedestrian safety is to reduce the speed of vehicles. <br><br> In 2022, police force figures indicate that 51% of collisions happened on 30mph roads. <br><br> A Transport for London report shows that since 20mph limits were introduced on key roads in London in 2020: <UL> <LI>the number of overall collisions reduced by 25% <LI>collisions involving vulnerable road users decreased by 36% <LI>collisions involving people walking decreased by 63% <LI>collisions resulting in death or serious injury reduced by 25%. </UL> By reducing the default speed, it will make it easier for drivers to stop in time to prevent collisions. <br><br> In the distance a 20mph car can stop, a 30mph car will still be doing 24mph. <br><br> A person is around five times more likely to be killed when hit by a vehicle travelling at around 30mph than they are from a vehicle travelling around 20mph. <br><br> <b>There are 20mph speed limits in many cities in England.</b> <br><br> There are plans to introduce 20mph across Cornwall and in Scotland and more rural authorities are introducing larger scale extended 20mph programmes, and it has announced that it plans for 20mph to become the norm in built-up areas. <br><br> This means up to 28 million people in the UK will live in local authorities where 20mph is normal. <br><br> Spain introduced a 30KMph limit (approx. 19mph) for single carriageways in urban areas in 2021. 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