Briefing: Welsh 20 mile per hour (mph) speed limits: implementation, public perception and how is it working

The Welsh government took the bold decision to change the default speed for urban roads in 2022 when the Senedd voted to make Wales the first nation in the UK to adopt 20 mile/h as the default speed limit on restricted roads ( Welsh government, 2022 ). This was then implemented on the local roads in Wales on Sunday, 17 September 2023 and it has not been out of the headlines since.