20 mph roads

[J R Hartley]

Ive had to travel to Cardiff a few times recently to see my daughter in Cyncoed Campus, or take my youngest to the dry ski slope in Fairwater and I have to say that Drakeford has well and truly done a number on the roads in Cardiff.

They are ten times worse than the 20mph zones thats been implemented in Merthyr. You city dwellers have been well and truly shafted,

20mph in the large, wide roads in the leafy suburbs from Manor Way, over towards the Heath and Cyncoed.

The worst though has to 20 mph on the main road from Taffs Well, through Morganstown and all the way through Radyr. And also a speed camera at the bottom of the hill coming the other way from Fairwater to Radyr where theres practically no houses and almost impossible to not go above 20mph unless pressing down on the brake.

I think Drakeford sometimes gets a rough deal on here, getting blamed for things to distarct from the failings of Westminster, but he deserves all the abuse he gets for this 20mph pearl of wisdom.

Absolutely bonkers.

[Rjk]

yay this thread again

[J R Hartley]

yay this thread again

Where would this forum be without repetitive topics mun.

[Culver Blue]

The main Radyr/Morganstown Road is ridiculous. Fair enough outside Radyr Comp but that should be it.

[J R Hartley]

The main Radyr/Morganstown Road is ridiculous. Fair enough outside Radyr Comp but that should be it.

Ive only done it twice and already lost the will to live and my daughter is booked in for another 4 Sundays. Takes me longer to get from the Ty Nant pub to the ski slope than it does to get from Merthyr to Taffs Wells!

[goats]

Ive only done it twice and already lost the will to live and my daughter is booked in for another 4 Sundays. Takes me longer to get from the Ty Nant pub to the ski slope than it does to get from Merthyr to Taffs Wells!

Yep welcome to my world, I’m regularly around all the areas you mention…..think I prefer the solid traffic chaos in rush hours compared to hardly any cars and crawling along for no apparent reason. In saying all this, I thought today every car seemed to be going a little bit quicker, wildly almost hitting 30 mph. Like everyone has collectively just thought f*ck it, and has gone back to slow and sensible 30mph.
Definitely doesn’t feel as slow as when the dictator first gave the order……

[sneggyblubird]

Yep welcome to my world, I’m regularly around all the areas you mention…..think I prefer the solid traffic chaos in rush hours compared to hardly any cars and crawling along for no apparent reason. In saying all this, I thought today every car seemed to be going a little bit quicker, wildly almost hitting 30 mph. Like everyone has collectively just thought f*ck it, and has gone back to slow and sensible 30mph.
Definitely doesn’t feel as slow as when the dictator first gave the order……

It is my view that if drivers had kept to the 30mph speed limit there would not have been the need to reduce it to 20. Even when it was 30 most drivers pushed it, myself included.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

The main Radyr/Morganstown Road is ridiculous. Fair enough outside Radyr Comp but that should be it.

I swear I always come off Llantrisant Road right behind the same Dacia Sandero every time I do the journey up to the A470. When those green smiley lights come on flashing '20' and I know I'm still doing 17mph !!! It's a long, boring crawl..

[az city]

Personally, I think 20mph roads are a good idea in the right areas. It's the ridiculous inconsistencies I don't get.

I have a house on the B4557 in a village near Aberystwyth. The B4577 is intersected by the B4337 in the middle of the village. At the intersection there's a pub, a bus stop, a post office and a kindergarten. Guess the speed limit.

[ZZ Jack]

Personally, I think 20mph roads are a good idea in the right areas. It's the ridiculous inconsistencies I don't get.

I have a house on the B4557 in a village near Aberystwyth. The B4577 is intersected by the B4337 in the middle of the village. At the intersection there's a pub, a bus stop, a post office and a kindergarten. Guess the speed limit.

Too many examples that I could give, but you'd loose the will to live. So just a few.

Two villages locally where the signs are the wrong way around. 30 or 40 when entering the village and 20 when leaving.

An unlit road, that has two cycle lanes, which was 30 has had the signs graffitied by the authorities and is now 60!

The road from Gower into town is 20 MPH for just over a mile from Upper Killay, where I never see pedestrians on the pavement. let alone crossing the road, becomes 30 when it gets to the shops in Killay. Even though shoppers have to dodge the traffic and there is concealed exit from a car park. ETC, ETC, ETC.

To use an old football fan cliche toward the WAG "you don't know what you're doin'!". What must the world think of Wales, when we elected a Marxist tramp to represent us on the world stage. ��

[North Cardiff Blue]

Ive had to travel to Cardiff a few times recently to see my daughter in Cyncoed Campus, or take my youngest to the dry ski slope in Fairwater and I have to say that Drakeford has well and truly done a number on the roads in Cardiff.

They are ten times worse than the 20mph zones thats been implemented in Merthyr. You city dwellers have been well and truly shafted,

20mph in the large, wide roads in the leafy suburbs from Manor Way, over towards the Heath and Cyncoed.

The worst though has to 20 mph on the main road from Taffs Well, through Morganstown and all the way through Radyr. And also a speed camera at the bottom of the hill coming the other way from Fairwater to Radyr where theres practically no houses and almost impossible to not go above 20mph unless pressing down on the brake.

I think Drakeford sometimes gets a rough deal on here, getting blamed for things to distarct from the failings of Westminster, but he deserves all the abuse he gets for this 20mph pearl of wisdom.

Absolutely bonkers.

Well done, I got through to you took a few years but you now understand, and some bellends are still defending it saying it's fine doesn't make any difference.

[B. Oddie]

Five pager. NQAT.

[Maurice Swan]

You vote for donkeys with a red rosette....reap what ye sow........

[Joe Gillis]

You vote for donkeys with a red rosette....reap what ye sow........

Exactly, the muppets will still get back in

[sneggyblubird]

Exactly, the muppets will still get back in

You'd think the Tories would be all over this but a promise to reverse the legislation ? Not in a million years.

Also the residents of Radyr were campaigning for a 20mph zone in their village for years.

[Culver Blue]

You'd think the Tories would be all over this but a promise to reverse the legislation ? Not in a million years.

Also the residents of Radyr were campaigning for a 20mph zone in their village for years.

Non-drivers who stood on Heol Isaf pointing hairdryers! I remember

[sneggyblubird]

Non-drivers who stood on Heol Isaf pointing hairdryers! I remember

Aye,I do feel sorry for them though.Now that new housing estate is there it's turned into a busier rat run than it was before.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

You vote for donkeys with a red rosette....reap what ye sow........

Give us an alternative that doesn't mean more decimation of public services.

[goats]

Give us an alternative that doesn't mean more decimation of public services.

What decent public services are left anyway?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

What decent public services are left anyway?

Exactly. They've all been underfunded and decimated since 2010. You might say deliberately so, so people don't care any more.

[WJ99mobile]

You vote for donkeys with a red rosette....reap what ye sow........

I can't stand labour in Wales but there's no better option out there.

[ToTaL ITK]

wtf is a Cyncoed Campus.. is it like a food bank for the rich

[2b2bdoo]

It makes no sense.

[Heathblue]

I dont mind it too much T.B.F, but it's by design.

[Dave Blue]

Bulut out.