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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's good to see Sheffield continuing the roll-out of 20mph to all its communities. The latest Traffic Regulation Order covers Arbourthorne and Bradway.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The UK Road Safety Strategy adopts a Safe System approach with a target of a 65% reduction in KSIs by 2035. With lower urban/village 20mph implicit within a Safe System culture they will become the norm in the UK. #20splenty is making our places fit for the 21st century.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's good to see the insurance industry challenging negative rhetoric on 20mph limits. www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/auto...
insurancebusinessmag.com
Welsh road deaths rise again despite 20mph limit
Insurers say the claims data tells a different story
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Great to see this article published today
nation.cymru
Reform UK accused of twisting 20mph road death figures
Emily Price  Road safety campaigners have slammed Reform UK Senedd Members and the right-wing press for wrongly linking an increase in Welsh road deaths to the default 20mph speed limit. Official Welsh Government statistics show that 91 people were killed in road collisions in Wales last year, seven more than in 2024. The figures have […]
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Safe System Approach to road safety and management has been adopted by the UK Government in its Road Safety Strategy with the goal of reducing killed or serious injuries by 65% by 2035. At the heart of a Safe System is Safe Speeds. See www.20splenty.org/guidance_2026
20splenty.org
The guidance is dead - long live the guidance
Some thoughts on the Road Safety Strategy and implementing 20mph limits
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The number of casualties on those public spaces between buildings that we call roads is a choice. A choice for politicians who create an environment that works for all its citizens or prioritises those in motors. It's why 20mph or 30km/h should be the limit where people are.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's good to see another community in Wales getting a 20mph limit. nation.cymru/news/speed-l...
nation.cymru
Speed limits to be cut after long-running campaign
Elgan Hearn, Local Democracy Reporter Long-awaited speed restrictions are set to be introduced in a village where residents have campaigned for action following a series of crashes. Powys Council plans to introduce a 20mph limit through Crai, near Brecon, and reduce the limit on the surrounding stretch of the A4067 from 60mph to 50mph. The […]
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's clear from all the recent data that 25% of urban/village road casualties can be eliminated by correcting one simple human error! That error is maintaining a 30mph limit for most urban/village roads. The Safe System approach will change this to a survivable limit of 20mph.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Calls grow for 20mph limits to enhance road safety despite opposition uk-safety.news/calls-grow-f...
uk-safety.news
Calls grow for 20mph limits to enhance road safety despite opposition
Birmingham proposes a blanket 20mph limit for urban roads, sparking debate on road safety versus driver freedom. With evidence showing significant reductions in casualties and collisions, advocates argue that safer streets should be prioritized over concerns from motorists. Explore the impact of speed regulations on community well-being and public health.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Whenever the call for 20mph as an urban/village norm with exceptions is made, some respond with "20mph should be just outside schools". But actually, all the evidence shows that it's everywhere else in communities that most child casualties occur. It's why #20splenty wherever people are!
20splenty.org
School gate risk
School Gate Risk
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Great to see our letter published in The Guardian today.
theguardian.com
How 20mph on our roads benefits everyone | Letters
Letters: The advantages of 20mph speed limits are celebrated by Rod King, while John Hopkin says drivers who speed won’t be deterred unless tougher action is taken against them
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It's good to see Scotland confirming its National Strategy for 20mph Limits as a national norm for urban/village streets. framework.roadsafety.scot/framework/fr...
framework.roadsafety.scot
National Strategy for 20mph Speed Limits - Scotlands Road Safety Framework
The Scottish Government is committed to the implementation of 20 mph speed limits on those roads where it is appropriate to do so, by the end of March 2026. This will help enhance road safety and create safer, more liveable communities. Our 2025 Programme for Government firms up this position with a commitment of “Making our roads safer and reducing the numbers killed or injured, through delivery of 20 mph speed limits on appropriate roads by the end 2025-26”.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The 224 cities (including 10 from UK) in the Eurocities network of major European cities have teamed up with ETSC to call for national governments to adopt 30km/h (20mph) as a national norm for urban/village streets. See
eurocities.eu
Cities need EU and national support to deliver lower urban speeds - Eurocities
European cities are proving that lower urban speeds save lives and create safer, healthier and more liveable streets. But cities need EU and national support to deliver Vision Zero.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yet another country adopts a national default 30km/h speed limit for residential roads. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Great to see that 20mph speed limits are coming to almost 800 more Glasgow streets as the city progresses on its plans for 20mph as the new norm. www.glasgowworld.com/news/20mph-s...
glasgowworld.com
20mph speed limits coming to almost 800 more Glasgow streets
Almost 800 streets across the south and east of Glasgow are set to benefit from safer 20mph speed limits, with new signage due to be installed from next month.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Big road safety gains in Cambridgeshire after 20mph implementations with Ely delivering greatest benefits. www.cambsnews.co.uk/elys-20mph-l...
cambsnews.co.uk
CambsNews — News for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire
Breaking news, investigations and what's on across Peterborough, Cambridge, Ely, Wisbech, March, Huntingdon and Fenland.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
When Wales set a 20mph limit for most urban/village roads it made walking and cycling safer. On urban/village roads there were 23.9% fewer pedestrian casualties and 26.5 fewer cyclist casualties. But the largest casualty reduction was for car/van/taxi occupants where casualties reduced by 29.2%.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Good to see 20's Plenty for Us referenced in this article. 20's coming as more and more realise that, whilst making minimal difference to journey times, it massively improves the livability for all of us in our communities.
theguardian.com
Dear culture-war motorists, look to the future. We'll all be driving at 20mph soon | Christian Wolmar
There are howls of protest from the right about plans for Birmingham to be a 20mph city. But it will be a good thing, and others will follow, says transport writer and podcaster Christian Wolmar
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A considered and balanced article on Birmingham's plans to set 20mph as the norm for its streets. www.highwaysindustry.com/birmingham-2... "Birmingham’s move also shows how speed policy is shifting in local government." #20splenty4people
highwaysindustry.com
Birmingham 20mph roads plan: city sets new default speed
Birmingham 20mph roads will become the standard on all local routes under a new city vision, shifting speed policy from one-off schemes into network management.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Analysis of the 1st year after Wales implemented its default 20mph scheme that changed most 30mph roads to 20mph shows an overall 26.2% reduction in casualties on such streets with car, van and taxi occupants showing the largest absolute and %age reduction. Source is Stats19 data
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻 "𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿". #20splenty where people are
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It's good to see Birmingham City Council ramping up its adoption of 20mph as the urban/village norm for its roads.
bbc.co.uk
Birmingham 20mph speed limit would be 'life saving'
The West Midlands road safety commissioner backs city council plans for B and C roads.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗻: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲—𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗨𝗞-𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝗺𝗽𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 Spend any time reading the headlines, and you might think the nation is bitterly divided over 20mph speed limits. But look past the noise at the actual data, and a completely different picture emerges.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The UK Government has committed to a Road Safety Strategy that adopts a Safe System Approach with a target of reducing KSIs by 65% by 2035. Here is what Transport Professionals are saying about how to incorporate 20mph limits into that strategy
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
You can now see the %age of low speed roads which are 20mph in any council using this excellent web page from Insight Warehouse.
speedmap.co.uk
GB Speed Limit Change Report - SpeedMap
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The Welsh national 20mph default speed for urban/village streets has already won the Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety Award and will be seen as one of the most successful road safety interventions this century. #20splenty pja.co.uk/2026/08/06/r...
pja.co.uk
Rethinking safer streets: Lessons from Wales’ 20mph transformation - PJA
How do we create streets that are safer, healthier and more people-focused?  Speed is one of the most influential factors.  The relationship between speed and…
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Its great to see this new webpage from DfT that maps casualty stats over the last 5 years in communities. It has filters such as age, speed limit, local authority and you can drill down into every crash. See
dft.maps.arcgis.com
ArcGIS Dashboards
ArcGIS Dashboards
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
For the 5th consecutive year child casualties have flat-lined at around 13,000 road casualties of age 16 and under. In what other area of life would the death or injury of 13,000 children be "acceptable"? The government has a Road Safety Strategy that aims to reduce child KSIs by 70%.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The most dangerous place for children is outside the school gate, correct? Actually, it's incorrect. Whilst many drivers treat children as hazards and see more outside school, its not where they are being killed or injured. Children need 20mph/30kmh protection across their whole community. See
20splenty.org
School gate risk
School Gate Risk
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
In 2024, 11,337 children under 16 were injured on roads in Great Britain, according to the DfT. These include 42 killed and 2,357 seriously injured, a number little changed from a decade earlier. Most were not killed or injured in front of schools but in the rest of the road network.
20splenty.org
School gate risk
We support those communities that want 20mph where people are
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
UN members (except USA) have committed to setting speed limits based on human tolerance to injury (survivable speed limit) in its Progress Declaration. This aligns with the UK adoption of a Safe System Approach in its Road Safety Strategy. For urban/village streets that norm is 20mph
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SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 16/07/2026
👍 10-year anniversary of #Edinburgh area-wide #20mph pioneered by @lesleyhinds.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @20splenty.bsky.social @pactsuk.bsky.social @labourwalkscycles.bsky.social @activetravelcaf.bsky.social @da-anderson.bsky.social @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @chdot.bsky.social
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Good to see the DM being asked a question and getting experts to answer it. The report concluded that the additional energy required for the engine to repeatedly accelerate up to a 30mph speed limit in stop–start driving means 20mph zones are generally more fuel–efficient.
dailymail.com
Does my car use more fuel at 20mph than at 30mph?
I live in North London, where roads now have a 20mph limit - and I'm convinced that I'm filling up with fuel more often.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
In 2013 the UK Gov guidance on setting 20mph encouraged doing so on main roads. As progressive authorities across UK did so, it has built the evidence that 20mph main roads with previous higher speeds and pedestrian interactions record greater speed reductions and 25% casualty reductions. #20splenty
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
We asked Gemini a couple of simple questions starting with: "𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝟯𝟬𝗺𝗽𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺?" The answer was very clear.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
People being killed and harmed by motors on the public spaces between buildings that we call streets is a political choice not an inevitability. #20splenty www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The Government in its Road Safety Strategy commits to reduce child road casualties by 70% by 2035. It also wants 60% of children walking or cycling to school by 2035. These won't be achieved if 30mph is kept as an urban/village norm. Our comment details why and how to deliver #20splenty nationally.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
How 20mph limits are implicit in the government's Road Safety Strategy and how England could join Wales and Scotland with a default urban/village 20mph speed limit. www.20splenty.org/guidance_2026
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Government wants 60% of children walking or cycling to school by 2035 and a reduction of 70% in child road casualties. Impossible or Deliverable Find out at www.landorlinks.uk/dvz2026
landorlinks.uk
Delivering Vision Zero | Landor LINKS: LIVE
Delivering Vision Zero is for anyone committed to eliminating road deaths and serious injuries — and to creating streets where people can move, meet, play and live without fear. Delivering Vision Zero offers a unique opportunity to gain practical insight, expert knowledge and real-world case studies on how Vision Zero principles — including lower speed limits — can be delivered effectively at scale.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“I am not prepared to compromise on the safety and happiness of our children.” says Sir Keir Starmer of the planned social media ban. Of course children's safety and happiness also applies in the public spaces between buildings that we call streets. It's why #20splenty where children are.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Yet another government plan that will require a general default 20mph urbam/village speed limit to be successful. The current 30mph default is no longer fit for 21st century public health aspirations. www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Jim Prescott @jimprescott.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I'm reminded of the abuse directed at Mark Drakeford over 20mph. Meanwhile 2.5 years later... pja.co.uk/2026/05/13/t...
pja.co.uk
Two and a half years on – saving lives with Wales’ 20mph speed limit - PJA
Two years ago, Wales became the first UK nation to introduce a default 20mph speed limit on restricted roads. Here's what the latest data shows.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
So true. We are delighted to be co-sponsoring the discussion and conference on how to make streets fit for children. www.transportxtra.com/publications...
transportxtra.com
Ending the 'horrifying violence on our streets'
When an adult using a machine subjects a child to an act of horrifying violence on our streets, outrage is the only reasonable response. When that act does not
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
More evidence for the huge benefits of 20mph or 30km/h as an urban norm. The report also reference the 26% reduction in casualties from the Welsh award winning 20mph national urban/village default. datamobility.it/magazine/bol...
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Another government target that will require the foundation of a default urban/village 20mph limit as minister calls for 60% of school journeys to be "active travel" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Ministers want 60% of pupils in England ‘actively’ travelling to school by 2035
Exclusive: Transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, says cycling and walking plan focuses on ‘everyday travel needs’
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Wales achieved a 26% reduction in casualties on 20/30mph roads when a default 20 was set. But if you exclude the casualties on roads that didn't change the reduction increases to 37%. See the 1st presentation in our webinar
vimeo.com
Delivering 20 - Webinar 5. 20mph for Safer Streets
Our 5th Delivering 20 webinar where we explore the evidence, delivery and impact of implementing 20mpoh as a norm in communities.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We have now uploaded the video of our 5th Delivering 20 webinar with perspectives from Wales, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, West Midlands and the Government's Road Safety Strategy
vimeo.com
Delivering 20 - Webinar 5. 20mph for Safer Streets
Our 5th Delivering 20 webinar where we explore the evidence, delivery and impact of implementing 20mpoh as a norm in communities.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Some say cars are getting safer They are still made of steel and weigh 1-3 tons Regardless of powerful brakes, low speed stopping is dependent on thinking time and tyre/road friction Physics says Kinetic Energy is proportional to speed squared It's why #20splenty wherever people are.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
In 2021 we were asked to present at the Road Safety GB Festival of Road Safety on the call for a national urban/village 20mph default speed limit. It's still valid and since then the data is even clearer that 20mph reduces casualties by 20-30%. Its time for 20mph vimeo.com/642715509?fl...
vimeo.com
20's Plenty as a national urban speed limit
This is "20's Plenty as a national urban speed limit" by 20's Plenty on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
New analysis from the Welsh 20mph default shows that casualty reduction estimates when excluding roads that didn't change speed limit is -37%. Even allowing for a -5% long term trend this means a 32% reduction on roads changed from 30mph to 20mph. A powerful indicator that #20splenty
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