Introduced under former first minister Mark Drakeford, the Welsh government said a 20mph speed limit will save lives and help build 'safer communities' by reducing the number of collisions.
Some roads in Wales are set to go back to 30mph after nearly half a million people called for an end to the national 20mph speed limit. Ken Skates, the Welsh government's new transport minister, said 'there will be a change' to legislation introduced in September which changed the speed limit on nearly all roads from 30mph to 20mph.
Read more:Why did the default speed limit change?Over half of journeys break limit - reportGoats made famous in lockdown killed in crash 'We've put our hands up to say, 'the guidance has to be corrected',' he added. 'This will enable councils to revert back those routes that are not appropriate. Whether the change will be radical will largely depend on what people want.
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