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Offline DVT

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1545 on: August 23, 2023, 09:53:26 pm »
Possibly ... ???
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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1546 on: August 28, 2023, 09:46:10 am »
How much funding each council will get to implement the 20mph speed limit
Gwynedd gets the most money in the north with the total cost coming in at ?20m across Wales

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/how-much-funding-each-council-27604164?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589
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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1547 on: August 29, 2023, 09:51:55 am »
How Wales became UK?s first 20mph nation and the truth over one commonly made claim
The campaign to lower the limit had support, at least initially, from a political party now vociferously opposed to the scheme

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/how-wales-became-uks-first-27606016
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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1548 on: August 31, 2023, 10:04:16 am »
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Re: Roads in the area...A470 is closed for tree felling this weekend.
« Reply #1549 on: September 02, 2023, 09:51:22 am »
MOTORISTS will face a diversion when driving through the Conwy Valley when the A470 is closed for tree felling this weekend.

The A470 between the Tal y Cafn junction and the Maenan Abbey Hotel will be shut on Sunday, 3 September for ?essential? tree felling, Traffic North Wales said.

No traffic will be able to pass as heavy plant machinery will take up the entire width of the road.

cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/23761229.a470-conwy-valley-close-in-interests-public-safety/?ref=rss&IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589
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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1550 on: September 03, 2023, 02:04:00 pm »
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Offline SteveH

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1551 on: September 04, 2023, 10:07:26 am »
Nine questions about Wales's new 20mph default speed limit
The countdown is now on to the roll-out of 20mph speed limits across vast parts of the road network in Wales

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/nine-questions-waless-new-20mph-27621627
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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1552 on: September 04, 2023, 10:33:46 am »
I've just driven to Llandudno from Colwyn Bay and there are major road works going on in Colwyn Road by the Premier Inn .    The traffic queue went as far back as the roundabout at the bottom of Penrhyn Hill
I wonder why they didn't divert the traffic along Bryn Y Bia Road instead as it would have made things a lot easier for everyone
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Offline DVT

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1553 on: September 04, 2023, 11:11:22 am »
Quote from: Hugo on September 04, 2023, 10:33:46 am
I wonder why they didn't divert the traffic along Bryn Y Bia Road instead as it would have made things a lot easier for everyone
Because one of the main things about carrying out road works is to cause as much trouble for motorists as possible - it's in the rule book!
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Offline SteveH

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1554 on: September 06, 2023, 08:52:19 am »
I tried out the new 20mph on a trip to Rhos, XXXXXXX impossible, stalled twice  :-[, I use manual gears, is it easier with an automatic?


20mph sign vandals rude peel-off numbers to create rude image in latest attack
The signs have been an open invitation to mischief makers across the region
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THE minister for Climate Change visited Conwy and claimed the new Wales' 20mph speed limit will create "safer, happier :( quieter streets."
From September 17, 2023, all restricted roads in Wales will be reduced from a 30mph to 20mph speed limit.

Wales' Julie James outlined the benefits during a visit to the walled town.
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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1555 on: September 09, 2023, 09:15:13 am »
Calls for speed limits for cyclists after police stop group riding at almost 40mph
Police stopped a group of cyclists cycling at almost 40mph in a 30mph zone - even though they were technically not breaking any laws

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/calls-speed-limits-cyclists-after-27670548?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589
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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1556 on: September 09, 2023, 11:50:55 am »
Of course cyclists exceeding the speed limit should be dealt with in the same way as motorists.  Being hit by a bicycle can cause a lot of damage to a pedestrian.  Which is why bicycles should have some form of identification such as number plates, and insurance.
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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1557 on: September 09, 2023, 01:43:23 pm »
"Wanton or furious cycling" is already an offence under Section 35 of the Offences Against the Person Act of 1861 (as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1948)

Riding in a careless, inconsiderate or dangerous manner is an offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988.

Today's police just don't seem to enforce some laws such as ones against begging or habitual drunkeness which are also still extant.
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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1558 on: September 12, 2023, 09:53:02 am »
Mark Drakeford won't pause controversial 20mph speed limit rollout across Wales
'Spain, which has had this policy in place over recent years, has seen a 20% reduction in urban deaths on the roads'

The controversial new 20mph speed limit in Wales will save lives and money, the First Minister has insisted, as he rejected calls to pause the rollout for residential roads. Mark Drakeford said cutting speed from 30mph to 20mph would protect lives and claimed it would save the NHS in Wales ?92 million a year.

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Re: Roads in the area
« Reply #1559 on: September 15, 2023, 01:46:12 pm »
Four 20mph teething problems expected as minister admits 'it won't be flawless'
The law making 20mph the default speed limit in Wales changes on Sunday

The move has been divisive, with others arguing the change will impact the economy. From Sunday, the number of roads which are 30mph will change from 37% to 3%.

GoSafe has admitted that not every speed camera is ready for the change. Cameras which exist in areas where the speed limit is changing from 30mph to 20mph need to be checked in person to make sure the camera is configured correctly and the surrounding signs are correct and tickets can be issued legally.

However, there is some confusion about the education process. During the first 12 months of the scheme, GoSafe say it will be pushing for an education-first approach. While that is obviously possible if a driver is stopped by a person be it a police officer, fire officer or community group, fixed speed cameras do not offer the same approach.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/four-20mph-teething-problems-expected-27718391
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