20MPH speed limits North Cardiff

[North Cardiff Blue]

When I moved out of Cardiff 20+ years ago, the speed limit on the road past the BBC was 40. It is now 20, even though far fewer people are crossing that road and cars are far better at stopping

I live on a normal suburban residential street in England where the speed limit is 30.

Both places have it wrong. It should be 30 in Llandaff, and 20 on any purely residential street.

Exactly right!

[IanD]

Is Lansdowne Road now 20 mph, too?

[Joe Gillis]

Serious? Up that hill with no houses!?

Absolutely, it was like a wagon train behind me. It puts pressure on drivers.

[ManBearPig]

The cruise control on my car won't go below 25 MPH - says it is too slow!

[North Cardiff Blue]

no car I've ever driven would struggle to keep it to 20mph, if they were being driven properly

ManBearPig
The cruise control on my car won't go below 25 MPH - says it is too slow!

That's what I thought

[Rjk]

ManBearPig
The cruise control on my car won't go below 25 MPH - says it is too slow!

That's what I thought

Who uses cruise control in a residential area? wouldn't even occur to me to put it on.

of course all of us who are able to drive should be able to keep the speed below 20 mph if we have to, yes we'll probably forget a few times and sped up to 30 until we've gotten used to it - but that's a driver issue, not a car issue.

[The Bloop]

ManBearPig
The cruise control on my car won't go below 25 MPH - says it is too slow!

That's what I thought

More hazards in residential areas so using cruise control isn't advisable really. I've probably used cruise control at most 6 times, all of them on motorways, usually when there's roadworks, a 50 limit and cameras everywhere.

[xsnaggle]

More hazards in residential areas so using cruise control isn't advisable really. I've probably used cruise control at most 6 times, all of them on motorways, usually when there's roadworks, a 50 limit and cameras everywhere.

I've got 14 points on my licence so use cruise control all the time, and it's amazing how my fuel consumption has improved!!

[ManBearPig]

More hazards in residential areas so using cruise control isn't advisable really. I've probably used cruise control at most 6 times, all of them on motorways, usually when there's roadworks, a 50 limit and cameras everywhere.

In general residential areas, where there are lots of junctions, traffic lights etc I would agree. Now the 20 MPH zones have stretched out though, there are often long straight roads which are 20. With no people or cars about it is easier to stick CC on and tootle down the road than constantly be looking at your speedo at a speed that in most circumstances seems abnormally slow.

[Rjk]

I've got 14 points on my licence so use cruise control all the time, and it's amazing how my fuel consumption has improved!!

how many?

[JamesWales]

In general residential areas, where there are lots of junctions, traffic lights etc I would agree. Now the 20 MPH zones have stretched out though, there are often long straight roads which are 20. With no people or cars about it is easier to stick CC on and tootle down the road than constantly be looking at your speedo at a speed that in most circumstances seems abnormally slow.

Totally agree. I think the blanket policy is absurd and will be largely ignored and where it isnt will lead to more dangerous overtaking. People generally drive safely in residential areas, and if they don't, this wont change them.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Who uses cruise control in a residential area? wouldn't even occur to me to put it on.

of course all of us who are able to drive should be able to keep the speed below 20 mph if we have to, yes we'll probably forget a few times and sped up to 30 until we've gotten used to it - but that's a driver issue, not a car issue.

Lots of people do see above, they will keep at the right speed, as you say those drivers that aren't able to master using cruise control may forget the speed and get points, but as you say that's a driver issue

Of course that's if their cruise control can run at twenty, but I'm not sure if it can it's a bit low, but it's perfect a thirty around speed cameras.

[North Cardiff Blue]

In general residential areas, where there are lots of junctions, traffic lights etc I would agree. Now the 20 MPH zones have stretched out though, there are often long straight roads which are 20. With no people or cars about it is easier to stick CC on and tootle down the road than constantly be looking at your speedo at a speed that in most circumstances seems abnormally slow.

Agreed I'll try it next time on that stretch, it's still stupidly slow though push bikes will be overtaking!

[life on mars]

I've got 14 points on my licence so use cruise control all the time, and it's amazing how my fuel consumption has improved!!

Please be careful for yourself and others its just not worth it .

Nice thought :
The average driver saves 26 seconds a day by speeding. People think it saves time. Maybe it does occasionally, if you run through a yellow light to avoid stopping for a minute. But, the time savings, on average, is about (2 minutes a week)

Critically it makes WAG feel their improving Wales , now get out and vote .

[superfeathers]

They introduced it on the Ponty-Cilfynydd-abercynon road (alt to a470) a while back.
At first I thought a good idea as school buses all along that route
Unfortunately if you do 20 you’ve got someone attached to your car for miles. Who will takeover wherever they judge safe.
I think they’ve actually managed to make it more dangerous