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Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield?
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2024
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I fully accept your built environment argument, and everything else you are saying. But this? "It's actually a struggle. climbing it at 20mph, and I even get foot pain trying to keep the accelerator at just the right depression to stay at 20mph." Means you are physically unfit to drive. It's also a maximum, you're allowed to go below 20 mph.
You can go slightly under the speed limit but going much slower for no reason could get you pulled over. It's also something you would fail to pass your test on if you were driving under the limit for no reason.
Onto the struggle point I don't really understand the foot pain thing, there's barely any travel on the accelerator between 20mph and 30. Personally I find the struggle is finding the right gear to stick to 20. It's too fast for 2nd gear, but a bit too slow for third, at least that's the case for our car.
I feel like this is something everyone says but how often does this actually happen? Not often I'd guess, unless the police officer is bored, or it's at an hour where they're out looking for drunk drivers anyway
The issue isn't driving slow, it is about why are you driving slow. Transporting something delicate? Poor weather conditions? Engine troubles and getting to a mechanic? Probably fine
Drunk, texting, unfit to drive, unable to see clearly, medical condition? Different story.
So you need to break the law to pass your driving test? Carbrainism is wild.
No? You need to drive at the speed limit when it's safe - not over it or under it.
There is likely a buffer of a few miles over/under, more generous on the under. The needle can be hard to read exactly the speed, our feet aren't perfectly calibrated, turns and hills could reduce speed, different sized tires could even make the dash speedometer inaccurate.
Im sure doing 17 in a 20 zone is fine.