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But quite a lot of us DID want it but our voices weren’t as loud as those who didn’t.

However, I think the implementation of it leaves a lot to be desired in our area: inconsistent moves from 30 to 20 to 60 to 20 again in less than a mile in one village.

It’s the same as the imposition of seatbelts: some people just can’t bear to be told what to do. Even if it’s for their own good (see vaccinations also). Plenty of populist politicians know to exploit this tendency for their own ends.

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The implementation was the disaster. The money should have been available locally and applied in the right place. The High Way Code has one paragraph on Wales. The contradiction of 20mph repeaters in the rest of the UK and not in Wales adds to the confusion.

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Interesting! Regarding the 20mph speed limit, the figures seem to bear it out, even if, democratically, we didn't want it and arguably still don't. Possibly a case of being told to do something because it'll be good for us even if we don't want to. I wonder if the public will now start to be convinced by the emerging trend? What next, a bypass around the tunnels because that's something we really do want?

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