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Another local resident, Martyn Coldray labelled the new 20mph default speed limit as a "fiasco". "I have cruise control with auto braking which brings on my rear brakes only and they are already 0.2mm more worn than the front," he added. "Did the Welsh Government even ask vehicle manufacturers about the damage that will be caused to our vehicles in such a hilly area of Wales? Did they even think about the extra cost in fuel?"
A local bus driver, who asked to be anonymous, feared the impact the new speed limit will have on public transport. "We have lost endless hours in either buses having to be dropped from service or running severely late, costing the company a huge wage bill after having to pay bus drivers overtime for finishing late. This is only the first week of this blanket 20mph so I imagine things will only get worse," they said.
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https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-town-trialled-20mph-speed-27772691
In short
Some people don’t like change…
Bit like frogs and slowly warming water.
Some version of human nature/condition no doubt.
Some people want Victorian moralities (pick’n’mix version).
Or the idyllic bits of ‘the 50s’.
(Others wish for the 60s).
Of course the 80s/90s was a good time for bicycle development…
It’s difficult wanting ‘better’ and trying to understand what is better and also why some people just want more of the same AND why some people think everything is a conspiracy against THEM.
Strange times
Difficult times
Dangerous times
Maybe
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