{"id":10955,"date":"2012-11-19T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=10955"},"modified":"2012-11-19T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T23:00:00","slug":"more-20mph-piffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=10955","title":{"rendered":"More 20mph Piffle"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SoapboxAnother \u201ccharity\u201d vying for soapbox space during Road Safety Week<\/a> is clamouring for more 20mph speed limits to be imposed. This one is in Wales, but that doesn\u2019t make their claims any more relevant.<\/p>\n

I normally have a lot of respect for what BRAKE has to say, but not with nonsense like this.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because there is no evidence that 20mph limits actually cut accidents, but a fair bit which suggests otherwise.<\/p>\n

The whole kerfuffle is yet another echo of the bloody Olympics, and put forward by a bunch of Bradley fanboys. BRAKE reckons that \u201ca UK-wide survey of 8,000 children shows 70% of youngsters would be able to walk and cycle more if roads in their neighbourhoods were safer.\u201d Conclusive scientific evidence, as you can see.<\/p>\n

A BRAKE spokesman goes on to say:<\/p>\n

Everyone in Wales should be able to walk and cycle in their community without fear or threat: it\u2019s a basic right, and GO 20 is about defending that.<\/p>\n

The 2012 (Olympic) Games helped us all realise the importance of being able to live active lifestyles. Critical to this is making our streets and communities safe places we can use and enjoy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unless you ban cars from roads completely, encouraging people – and especially children – to go on them is just asking for trouble.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve even got some pseudo-scientist spouting nonsense to support their claims:<\/p>\n

Dr Catherine Purcell, of the Dyscovery Centre, University of Wales, Newport, has found children find it difficult to judge speed once it rises over 20mph.<\/p>\n

Also her latest research has shown that children with learning difficulties like dyspraxia, dyscalculia and autism find it particularly difficult.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, there are places where cars are already banned – we call them \u201ccycle routes\u201d – and if people used those instead of major dual carriageways then there\u2019d be fewer accidents. And similarly, if kids were taught to ride bikes and use roads as pedestrians properly<\/strong>, instead of blindly walking out because they\u2019re hunched over their iPods or phones, even they would be a whole lot safer.<\/p>\n

And just get over the bloody Olympics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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