A senior Labour MP has branded parts of the default 20mph limit law introduced by the Welsh Government as “frankly bonkers”. The policy has proven to be unpopular with a large proportion of the Welsh public and the Labour MP for the Rhondda, Chris Bryant, was asked about it on BBC’s Question Time.
In September, the Welsh Government introduced the default 20mph limit which changed many roads that had 30mph speed limits down to 20mph limits. A number of major 30mph roads were exempted.
Politicians indulging populist nonsense for short-term electoral advantage? Let’s hope not - I think we’ve seen enough of that recently…