Pretty sure the new transport minister is reconsidering it in part thankfully. So tedious going at 17mph on wide open roads for absolutely no reason at all, because some terrified drivers assume there are going to be jailed if they go at 20.5mph despite previously going down the same roads at 32/3mph would have been fine under the 30mph, no one would have noticed. Usual caveat about obviously fine past schools narrow roads, etc, and actually targeting the driving zones. And I do think slower queues make it harder to pull out as cars take longer to drive past. But probably a bit of 6 of one half a dozen of the other with that.
But there are roads which are at 40 in rural areas etc that actually would benefit from adaptations as they have no safe pedestrian walking options at all. Targeted change not blanket change for me Clive.
Is quite mad noticing the dread in people's eyes if there's even a hint of the 20mph rule about to crop up in conversation, managers ever alert to moving chat on quickly. Welsh tutor made a joke about it one class then immediately felt obliged to reassure everyone we would not be discussing it.