Residents of two villages in Ceredigion, Wales have called for a 20mph (32km/h) speed limit near their homes. Several people from Eglwys Fach and Furnace, where a section of a major road has a 40mph limit without a pavement, have said they do not feel safe walking there. Speaking before Wales’ Transport Secretary Ken Skates announced changes to regulations governing the default 20mph limit in built-up Welsh areas, a community councillor described three fatal accidents in the area. A feasibility study for a footpath in the villages has been commissioned.
The Welsh government claimed road safety was a primary concern and that it had commissioned the study in response to residents’ concerns. Skates later said that the 20mph limit should only apply near schools, hospitals and nurseries, where children and the elderly were “at risk.” Despite opposition to the lower limit, many residents of the two Ceredigion villages have said that they would welcome its introduction.
The 20mph limit for restricted roads came into force in Wales last year. It applies to areas of high pedestrian activity, typically thought of as residential and other built-up areas. It is in force on 37% of the Welsh road network, although the limits can be removed by councils. Skates told the press that further details of the 20mph plans would be announced in his forthcoming statement to the Senedd, the Welsh parliament
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