theplanlessman

I guess that's the difference in scale between here and Reddit. r/fuckcars was tiny compared to the whole of reddit, but I guess this is large enough to be prominent in Everything.

It's been surprising to see just how many pro-car users seem to lurk on these anti-car/pro-alternative transport communities.

I've found it interesting how many more pro-car and anti-bike people their are in the lemmy version of fuckcars compared to the Reddit one.

Indeed, 30mph is far too fast for anything to be travelling in a built up area. That's why I support 20mph zones.

Which would mean that you would also be speeding, since e-bikes in the UK are required by law to be capped at 15.5mph (technically 25kph).

1. This change came from the Welsh Labour government, it is not a tory policy (though they apparently initially supported it)
2. Again, it's an entirely avoidable cost by simply obeying the law. If you're poor and can't afford to pay speeding fines, don't speed.

My point being that they won't generate any revenue if people actually follow the rules of the road. Revenue only when people break the law is not how taxes work.

From the Welsh government's FAQ again: "The evidence from around the world is very clear – reducing speed limits reduces collisions and saves lives." The intended benefit is to reduc the risk of collisions and to reduce injuries in the case of collisions. Lowering the speed limit will result in both of those things, and so we will be seeing the intended benefit.

Surely it only generates revenue if people decide to break the law?

The FAQ in OP's link tells you that it is not all 30mph roads, but rather all restricted roads, with a link to a map of all 30mph roads that are staying 30mph as well as the option to see which restricted roads will change to 20mph. "Restricted Roads" is a classification of roads in law that is defined by the lamppost density, so this change won't affect larger and more rural roads where lampposts are more sparse.

Once upon a time the use of the exercise was to... question the PM. Nowadays it's little more than a tool for political point scoring.

I'm with you, I want to watch but I also want the PM to actually answer a bloody question every now and then. I feel there needs to be some kind of requirement for the PM's response to actually answer the question given.

I would even much rather they just say "I don't have than information to hand" or "I can't answer that question right now but will provide a response within X timeframe" rather than waffle and spin their way to their preferred talking point that they think will appeal to the voters.

Single family housing is a massive contributer to (sub)urban sprawl and car dependency. Increased residential density can reduce the need for cars by reducing the distance between people's homes and their workplace, shops, etc.