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@muffmasterh @20splentyforus What car?

@Not__Dave @20splentyforus Again 20 is only a problem for prolonged travel, 20 on residential side streets ( where most schools are ) should be the default, however to answer yr previous question 3rd is too high a gear & the car labours & 20 to low not to mention the increased emissions at 20.

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 and that just like in Wales and Scotland, 20mph must become the urban norm in England and Northern Ireland to meet any credible road safety strategy or Safe System approach.

@muffmasterh @20splentyforus And why do you need to look at the speedo at 20 but not any other limit? Have you always had this trouble? How have you coped in places with 20 limits outside schools?

@Not__Dave @20splentyforus Nope to maintain a steady 20 on a main road is far more stressful than 30 as 20 is an inbetween speed neither 2nd nor 3rd gear, drivers are often spending more time worried about their speedo than the road in front of them !

@muffmasterh @20splentyforus Again, nonsense! 30kph has been common across Europe for a long time and cars have been designed to suit. My car is happy tricking along in 3rd. What car do you have that can’t get into 3rd?

@muffmasterh @20splentyforus Increased stress at a slower speed! Come on, you’re making things up now…

@Not__Dave @20splentyforus Those effects may be negated by the increased stress of driving at a steady 20 on a main road. And longer journey times will automatically decrease our already awful productivity.

@muffmasterh @20splentyforus In my experience you just got to the next set of lights quicker when there was a 30. There’s also the reduced bills to the NHS and the secondary effects like increasing the uptake of cycling.

@Not__Dave @20splentyforus Not yet although again these are effects which are going to be impossible to untangle from other factors same as brexit vs covid. However would you agree that a reduced speed limit must reduce productivity ?

@muffmasterh @20splentyforus Any evidence that wales has suffered a lower gdp due to the 20mph limit? And please don’t link the pre rollout report that accounts for time spent going to the hairdressers!

@20splentyforus What is the cost to productivity & therefore GDP. GDP has a direct corrolation to life expentancy & that is before we consider longer term issues that are harder to measure such as extra stress factors in heart attacks & strokes...

@monstroso Blurb is frequently recommended. Try searching the forums at talkphotography.co.uk particularly the “printing and presentation” forum for a variety of opinions!

What do you reckon is the best company for making photo books (mac compatible). Taking into account, ease of use, design & layout options, cost, quality, reliability & speed? No time wasters.

@MonkEmma @HistorianZhang Please don’t use Trainline. They charge a booking fee - none of the operators do. Or use tickets.railforums.co.uk

@HistorianZhang The lines just cover different areas geographically (generally). Just use something like the Trainline app and it will find the best route and price. You won’t get much choice over the train company that’s used on that route👍🏼

Speaking of which, I need to buy train tickets for the UK. Are there functional differences between the lines?

@ILovesTheDiff There used to be a mobile advertising screen alongside the A470 near Taffs Well though I haven’t seen that in a few years. Can’t understand how they are legal, especially on 50mph + roads.

Road safety be damned: new video screen advertising on the busy Pontprennau roundabout between A48 and M4 Cardiff Gate.

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Today's Restore Britain St George's Day rally in Nuneaton

@NationCymru It’s Caerphilly

A Welsh town with a population of around 40,000 people is about to lose its main Post Office wp.me/p8Mk4U-1j2P

@NationCymru Tintern House on William Brown Close on the Llantarnam Business Park in Cwmbran

A former call centre is to be converted to a private faith school after a council committee gave the go-ahead nation.cymru/news/council-b…

@SenseCertain @bsd_junkie @20splentyforus Over half of residential roads are also 20mph in Wales…

The study was done in London. Over half of residential roads are already 20mph, a restriction that is known to result in wider driver non-compliance with the Highway Code, as widespread use of 20mph zones normalise noncompliance. London is also not demonstrable of wider UK driving. There is also no trend analysis. The authors also admit there has been limited communication around the H2 give way to pedestrians crossing at a junction rule.

Will the new Welsh guidance on Side Road Zebra Crossings become the template for UK-wide adoption wherever main and side roads have a 20mph limit? Another benefit from making 20mph the urban/village norm for communities. gov.wales/sites/default/…

@iannlfq @ctdonath @NASA And the same thing has happens to Orion.

@ctdonath @NASA how come when I .5x on iPhone someone’s head becomes massive

Make new friends, but keep the old. A new photo captures the Moon's near side on the right (the side we see from Earth, identifiable by its dark splotches) and its far side on the left. The Artemis II crew are the first to see the far side with human eyes.

@Tricky_1984 @2wheelsgoodBrum The one that states “Do not hold up a long queue of traffic”?

@2wheelsgoodBrum Sorry 169 would apply in this situation.

Evidently, the problem here was I was "riding in the middle of the road". I did encourage the driver to read the Highway Code to understand what I should be doing and what they should be doing to keep everyone safe. I couldn't change their mind, hopefully the police will. 1/4

@Donna_Rachel_ @markysellers It seems you are suggesting that Twelves is incorrect and the report exists - have you found the BBC West Midlands report?

"Goodwin cites a 2019 “BBC West Midlands” report claiming that schools dealing with more than 30 languages make “normal teaching almost impossible”. Twelves said that BBC West Midlands does not exist and he could not find reference to the report." BBC West Midlands does exist, as a simple Google search would have ascertained. Did @andytwelves not do that search?

I had an exchange with Matt Goodwin about claims he has introduced errors into his new book about immigration after using AI. He addressed some of them but not others. I thought the most crucial thing was the English as an Additional Language (EAL) stat, which is fundamental to some of his claims. thetimes.com/article/ecc036…

@JoMckenna @wELshtecnic @AliceMitch19535 Only if you fail to understand the meanings of words…

@wELshtecnic @AliceMitch19535 The default limit is 20….that’s a blanket

Just driven over 100 miles from West to East Wales. Went through four 20mph areas, three took less than a minute to get through,the rest of the journey, 50mph,60mph and national speed limits. Stop listening to the rubbish being spouted about 20mph blanket speed limits in Wales.

@CardiffNC @wELshtecnic Even looking at just the roads starting with L you have missed Llanedeyrn rd, Lamby way, Lavernock rd, Link Road by the prison…

@wELshtecnic It actually is every road in towns and cities are 20 now. Look at Cardiff there are a handful of roads that are not 20 such as Llantrisant Road Manor Way !

@nessimmersion @but_cyclists No, the van driver did not have the right of impeding the cyclist (dangerously!)

@but_cyclists Question, in a democracy does any one person have the absolute right to hinder fellow citizens use of a common good?

I might not agree with Chap on everything, but him riding in the carriageway here is the right thing to do IMO. The cycle path (actually a shared path) is not suitable for that speed, plus it presumably cedes priority every time the carriageway intersects it 👇

@paulg @FT Is that chart correct? It shows zero 65+ UK born Indians

@FT The FT is deliberately trolling you. (Which works because the paywall means no one reads their articles.) All the guy is saying is what this chart says.

White males will have ‘fewer board seats’ in future, says UK diversity chair ft.trib.al/FIbvofh