Wales - RHA welcomes 20MPH zone review

We welcome today's remarks from Ken Scates, the new Welsh Transport Secretary on his planned review of blanket 20MPH zones in Wales.

We also welcome his plan to work collaboratively to address a move which has proven to be a divisive one for the Welsh public.

The RHA has long been urging the Welsh Government to rethink this policy and to instead focus on creating a road network which benefits all users.

Whilst we must all strive to improve the safety of our roads and while we recognise that 20 MPH is appropriate in areas where there are known accident hot spots and in areas where there are hospitals and schools, we've long questioned whether a blanket 20mph zone is necessary when more targeted measures would work just as well.

We will continue to engage with the new Secretary and with the Welsh Government on this issue which is important to our members.