A 20mph speed limit proposed for a number of roads in a village is set to be introduced despite dividing opinion among villagers.

Source: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/20mph-speed-limit-plans-for-village-divide-opinion-279970/

A bid brought to council in 2022 to make the default speed limit 20mph in town centres and residential areas was rejected by county councillors.

Source: https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/default-20mph-zones-could-roll-27223808

A busy estate road should have a 20mph speed limit and a one-way system implemented as a matter of urgency, says a councillor.

Source: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23774431.cllr-udall-responds-horror-dines-green-crash/?ref=rss

A DRIVER has been fined more than £1,000 for exceeding a 50mph speed limit.

Source: https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/23435955.buckinghamshires-drivers-court-recently-breaking-law/?ref=rss

A FLINTSHIRE MP has called on Welsh Government to allow the local authority to make changes to the 20mph speed limit following residents' concerns.

Source: https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23849248.20mph-flintshire-mp-hopes-meeting-will-result-changes/?ref=rss

Agreed facts tendered to the court state the 30-year-old man drove a silver Audi hatchback while exceeding the speed limit, on the wrong side of the road and into oncoming traffic.

Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8266144/hes-just-driven-at-police-car-thief-leads-chases-through-seven-suburbs/?src=rss

And there is despair over a decision by the Welsh Labour administration of First Minister Mark Drakeford to make 20mph the default speed limit.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1808847/starmer-ulez-motorist-election-khan

And there's now a reduced speed limit at two rail level crossings on the Newell Highway just south of Parkes which came into effect permanently on March 31.

Source: https://www.parkeschampionpost.com.au/story/8139528/whats-new-road-resealing-new-roundabout-and-rail-crossing-speed-limit-change/?src=rss

A poll for ITV showed that 66 per cent of respondents were opposed to the speed limit change and that 31 per cent support it.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/23856337.call-20mph-limits-cardiff-scrapped-rejected/?ref=rss

Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court this month he admitted one count of exceeding a variable speed limit.

Source: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23749495.m27-driver-clocked-speeding-47mph-near-west-end/?ref=rss

A SCHOOL RUN is being adversely affected by the new 20mph speed limit.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/23808597.penarth-kids-school-run-affected-20mph-speed-limit/?ref=rss

A speed limit review, which has been ongoing for two years, has been fast-tracked by the Government amid concerns around the rising number of road deaths in Ireland.

Source: https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/10/05/varadkar-and-ministers-defend-government-investment-in-roads-amid-stark-report/

A STRETCH of one of the UK’s most scenic driving routes will be exempted from the 20mph speed limit which comes into force on Sunday.

Source: https://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/23785327.scenic-driving-route-exempted-new-20mph-limit/?ref=rss

At 10.45 on Saturday night a police patrol on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway, near Kosi, clocled a car that was travelling at 180km/hr whereas the speed limit is 100.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/03/12/two-due-in-court-after-excessive-speeding-on-highway/

At the same time, additional 50km/h speed limit signage will be installed on a number of adjoining local roads.

Source: https://www.portnews.com.au/story/8215881/traffic-alert-speed-limit-changes-at-king-creek/?src=rss

A work-zone speed limit of 25 miles an hour is in place on Route 33 for the duration of the project, which is expected to last into 2026, and the work zone is closed to pedestrian traffic.

Source: https://augustafreepress.com/news/traffic-alert-overnight-closure-of-route-33-in-harrisonburg-scheduled-next-week/

Banners and posters at blockades regularly call for bringing back cheap nationwide rail passes, a popular temporary policy from last summer, and imposing a 100-kph speed limit on the country’s highways to promote fuel efficiency.

Source: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/letzte-generation-last-generation-germany-climate-gluers.html?via=rss

Businessman Gareth Burrows says he found the lower speed limit worked in some areas but elsewhere he found the policy “insane”.

Source: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/biker-visits-family-wales-changes-28045170

But if the car had been following the speed limit the accident either wouldn't have happened or the consequences would be unlikely to be fatal.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/tragic-deliveroo-rider-death-pershore-27947585

But the speed limit has now been reduced to 40mph as National Highways finally repair the broken barrier and parapets.

Source: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23846919.m27-river-hamble-new-40mph-speed-limit-introduced/?ref=rss