A petition to scrap the default limit has now broken the record for the Senedd petition with the most signatures. The Welsh government says the change will save lives.
Members of the Welsh parliament have received"abusive and threatening messages" over the controversial 20mph speed limit rollout.on Wednesday, the presiding officer Elin Jones said she was one of several members who had received such messages on social media, email and telephone"due to their stance on this topic".
Last Sunday, Wales became the first country in the UK to drop the default speed limit from 30mph to 20mph for restricted roads, in a project costing around £33m.has now become the most signed on the Senedd's website since records beganAnd new 20mph signs have reportedly been defaced in areas including Conwy, Gwynedd, Newport, Torfaen, Wrexham and Flintshire.
Ms Jones said:"While it's encouraging to see unprecedented interest in our petitions committee and its work, we all have a duty to ensure that public debate in, make communities safer and save the NHS in Wales £92m a year.
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