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Friday, January 30, 2009

The Chief Constable backs 20 mph in villages

SPEED limits throughout Wales should be slashed to 20mph, controversial North Wales chief constable Richard Brunstrom told AMs yesterday.

He believes some of the most dangerous roads are in urban areas where children need protection from speeding drivers.

Wales should follow the example of Scotland and make widespread use of tougher limits, he said.

“We have a much bigger problem, particularly with child casualties, in built-up areas,” Mr Brunstrom said.

“We don’t use play-zones, street-zoning... which is commonplace in much of northern Europe. We scarcely use 20mph limits.

Full article here. The Western Mail

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