For context, Wales recently reduced it’s ‘default’ speed limit down to 20mph.

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    2 months ago

    This is so dumb, it sounds like an attempt at making the speedlimits look like a bad thing. Obviously you can just make exceptions for a race like this. Its gonna be blocked off anyways so its not a public road at that point. Exceptions to standard rules are completely normal for events like this, i dont see why this would be any different.

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      2 months ago

      This is actually a long standing rule and the reason British racing green exists.

      Speed limits still apply for public roads even if closed to the public. And it used to be a local council would need to go to Westminster to make exceptions. That changed recently with more power going to local authorities, but there’s still going to be some restrictions.

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      2 months ago

      The lower speed limit is new and it looks like there isn’t a law yet to allow this:

      Richard Hopkins, the race organiser, said: "A Welsh government scheme designed to enable cycle races to manage race and public safety through 20mph zones has failed, leaving us with a major problem