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Cycling race re-routed because speed limit changes prevented support cars keeping up (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Nighed@sffa.community to c/bicycling@lemmy.world
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For context, Wales recently reduced it's 'default' speed limit down to 20mph.

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

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.

[–] Nighed@sffa.community 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

They should break the law and the city should ignore it.

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