Children arriving late for school.Buses rescheduling.People missing appointments. This is a disaster .Welsh people are suffering again because of Drakeford.

Kids come out of Schools staring at their mobiles with ear buds in each ear maybe teaching them some road sense would help more than punishing drivers because kids are addicted to their phones glued to their heads and so are their parents.

Measures such as this are not about safety, they're about control. Independent mobility means less dependence on the state. They want to reduce the number of people who are independently mobile, which they accomplish by making driving worse. Same as bike lanes and all the other various nonsense they implement. Accept that it's all about control and it all makes sense.

It's designed to get you out of your ice car and force you to buy a milk float.

In 1903 the national speed limit was raised to 20mph. In 1930 it was abolished as virtually no one was obeying it and as such it was encouraging disrespect for the law and potential law breaking in other areas. This occurred at a time when compared to today car overall top speeds were a lot lower, safety systems were few and braking systems were poor. So if it failed then, it will certainly fail now. Already most users do not obey to new speed limits and those that get caught will feel aggrieved and it will likely promote further unlawful behaviour due to a perceived unjust law.

The prime minster of Wales is like 'You will drive at 20mph otherwise you will be fined for speeding'. It is either Drakeford's way or the 20mph highway.

Just consider this. It's estimated that the change in speed limit will save 6 lives per year Wales-wide. It's cost *officially* £30M to implement, but will cost far, far more in productivity, even ignoring the effect it'll have on tourism - let's say £1B per year. What would happen if that money were spent on the NHS in Wales? How many cancer patients could've been saved that will now die? How much could social care improve? Or the almost non-existent dental care? The petition to rescind this law is now close to 400,000 signatures and counting - well over 10% of the entire population of Wales - that's a lot of electorate to get on the wrong side of if you value your chances at the next election - they may want to consider listening for once.

The Welsh police now allegedly have time to deliver milk and papers on their way to an emergency call !!!!!!

We find ourselves debating nonesense because nonesense is what We are being given...

I live in Wales. Last night I was driving at 20mph on what was a 30mph road. A wheelchair user crossed the road, I had to slam on my breaks and narrowly avoided hitting him. Thankfully he was okay. I can only think he misjudged the slower speeds and thought he had more time to cross. Some would argue the slower speed saved him from being hit. I think had the traffic have been moving at 30mph he wouldn't have attempted to cross in the first place.

There seems to be some significant confusion here in Wales over the Speed Limit change and so, I thought I would help by briefly explaining how the change works so that there can be no confusion: Any roads that were previously 30 will now be 20 apart from the roads that aren't going to be 20, which will still remain as 30. When you see street lights you have to assume that the roads will be 20 even if the signs still say 30 because despite the signs saying 30, the roads could be 20, apart from, of course, the roads (as explained above) which will remain 30 despite them being 20. It's also important to remember that there will still be a number of roads which despite them having streetlights will not be 20, and in these cases they could be 30, 40, 50, 60 or even 70, however, always bear in mind that even if the signs on these roads still state 30 they could, of course, be 20 unless they are one of the roads that have been designated 30, in which case the 20 restriction will not apply. I trust that clarifies. It's really not difficult. I cant take credit for the above as its been passed from person to person and the source has now been lost. But I hope that explains it.

The only times I've seen someone get run over by a car is when the pedestrian just walked out right front of a car. No stopping distance, great brakes or cat-like reactions is going to fix that.

Driving jobs like couriers will be unbearable

I just Googled "fatal accident children wales"... Top couple of results were about the 2 teenagers killed back in may, riding an electric motorcycle without helmets, licence etc. at high speed in the opposite direction from the police in Ely... How will reducing the speed limit to 20 prevent this type of incident ?

My experience driving in South Wales since policy introduced is that 1) the majority of drivers are ignoring limits, 2) incidents of dangerous driving have increased, 3) my fuel economy has decreased by an estimated 25%, 4) drivers are less considerate to other drivers, 5) traffic is worse than before the policy. In conclusion, I have nothing good to say about this.

It's caused total chaos this week in my neck of the woods (the Llanelli area). There was a serious accident on the A48 in Carmarthen yesterday involving a coach. I saw the aftermath - the front of the coach was destroyed by some kind of head-on impact. We will never know if the ridiculous 20mph limit caused the accident because the morons who introduced it are also practised liars driven by what used to be known as loony left ideology. Even if it was not the cause of the particular (very serious) coach accident, this blanket 20mph lunacy will cause many accidents. Guaranteed. People staring at their speedos instead of watching the road; people speeding on the motorway to make up time wasted driving through a tailback caused by the 20mph limit; people frustrated and overtaking in what used to be 40mph zones: these are the things I've already seen this week. But any statistics will be lied about, flatly denied, or just buried. We're living in really bad times.

My car is sitting at 20mph @1500 rpm in 2nd gear. Shifted into 3rd gear and car dropped to 800rpm and was stuttering. Shorter stopping distances but burning twice as much fuel.

12 English councils conducted or commissioned tests on the difference between 20-30mph and 12 results came back that there was no measurable difference.

I have an automatic and it doesn't like 20mph at all. Prior to the recent introduction of the lower limit I deliberately drove to a town where they've had the 20mp limit for some time. It's where I have regular hospital appointments. I found it impossible to drive at a steady 20mph, even up hill. I was checking my speedo quite often instead of looking out for pedestrians and other traffic. I knew I wasn't driving as safely as I would normally. My speed varied from around 17mph to 23mph. My Cruise Control won't work below 25 so that was no help but, luckily, my car has a speed limiter and If I set that to 20mph, going uphill or on the flat I know my car will keep to that maximum speed and, if I'm going down hill, will sound a loud alarm if I exceed that limit. Exiting one roundabout on a 50mph road, the 20mph sign is behind a lamppost. If you're watching the traffic you won't see it. Another local road is 30mph one side and 20mph the other, the reason being that traffic leaving a roundabout onto that restricted road would cause tailbacks onto the roundabout suddenly changing from 50mph to 20mph whereas coming the other way the Council isn't bothered how long the tailback is. I think that's confusing. If the road can be driven safely at 30mph going in one direction I don't see how reducing the limit to 20mph the other side of the road makes life any safer for pedestrians. Most of my journeys take are either 20 minutes or around 40 minutes but much of that isn't in a 20mph zone. Consequently, journey times haven't altered significantly. I've been keeping a record but roadworks, buses and slow lorries have a greater impact so it's made very little difference to me personally. The major issue for me is that my car doesn't perform well at 20mph and I'm often in 2nd or 3rd gear (out of 8) whereas I would normally be in at least 4th gear. I have a strong feeling that the next thing we hear is that pollution levels are up and there'll be more restrictions imposed such as a ULEZ type scheme. Again, that may not be an issue for me as my car is ULEZ compliant at present but none of my friends have ULEZ compliant vehicles nor do they have speed limiters. One is seriously considering giving up driving altogether and, perhaps, that's the government's intention. Will the new limit be abandoned? No it won't. The majority of Assembly Members in the Senedd voted in favour and they're not going to admit they got it wrong. The best we can hope for is allowing local councils to have greater control over "exceptions". I've spoken to a number of people who say they're ignoring the new limits and I've experience many occasions when cars travelling towards me are going at 30mph at least, and I've been overtaken. I've spoken to 3 people who weren't even aware that there were new limits. They've been driving as they had been previously.

Fairly flawed testing as reaction time distances would increase the gaps greater. I agree though that 20 should be kept for special locations as it’s likely to be more respected than ignored if everywhere.

He never told you what lives he wants to save . He meant saving bugs life’s on your windscreen!

I would argue whole heartedly that the highway code of the UK states that if a road sign says 30MPH then in court that is the limit. Anyone thinking like they're going to get collered and charged for going 20 MPH in a 30 signposted zone should remember this.

The extra distance travelled when stopping at 30mph you're going to be well under 20mph and ever slowing, it's unlikely you'd harm anyone in that extra distance especially in the focus

Plus, the driver will be looking at the speedometer more because they don't want to go over the 20mph.....

It's all part of the anti car agenda. Owning and driving a car is almost being considered elitist, and we should instead use the overcrowded public transport network, walk , or ride a bike! Here in London we have a similar lunatic to Drakesford in the shape of Sadiq Khan as mayor. The absolute absurdity of his rules means the poorest who have an older car are being forced out of them, with at the barest minimum a £12.50 daily charge - and that's as soon as you drive anywhere, to £27.50 per day if you drive into central London! Of course to the wealthy inhabitants of the capital, that you see in the so called summer super car season in their Lamborghinis, Ferrari etc etc are more than happy with these charges as it just keeps Sloane Square and Knightsbridge etc clear of the everyday person, so making central London their private racetrack. The irony of this daft situation is most certainly not lost on me. I am in the very lucky position to own two cars, one of which I changed last year to an EV. It could be argued that as I spent £85k on a new car which at over 5 metres long is certainly taking up its fair share of road space, and perhaps given the circumstances I should be in a better position to afford to contribute to London’s transport infrastructure. Instead I pay absolutely zero, and benefit from vastly reduced on street parking costs! Now like anyone I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth and offer to volunteer to contribute, but I do feel there is something very odd about the current situation! By the way, London and some of the surrounding boroughs have also adopted the insane 20mph limit, interestingly its the Labour Council areas that are the most vociferous in enforcing this 'daft as a brush' limit, and without meaning to get too Political, I dread to think what will happen when Starmer, and his trotsky friend Raynor get in at the next Election!!

Power mad councilor who's been taking lessons from saqid khan

l believe that the increase in traffic FUMES will increase / wait until he wants voting back in see if he changes his mind / every driver in wales wants get out one day and drive around at 20 the jams would be horrendous

Teach kids to get their heads out of their phones. Look right and left. Don't just jump out into the road, wait for a gap! Any that get flattened are IN THE ROAD! Nobody is chasing pedestrians on the pavement.

Car’s will be designed to work in accordance with the regular use. 20mph has never been regular use, so no wonder they won’t work well and cause excessive wear.

Then after someone gets hit at 20mph they'll demand 10mph?

Stopping distance at 20MPH versus 30MPH may be irrelevant if at 20MPH you're staring out of the side window watching cows in a field. On a straight road with light traffic, 20MPH may be too slow to keep your mind focussed on the road ahead, and instead you may find yourself admiring the scenery around you. Without adequate stimulation the human mind can wander from the job at hand.

You did a fair test there. And I was quite surprised at just how large the difference was too. But you also have to remember that the thinking time will make the difference even greater. In fact, the overall stopping differences, between 20 and 30, are actually more than the entire width of a zebra crossing. It doesn’t sound like much if you’re driving, but it’s a hell of a difference if you’re walking across the road on the zebra crossing.

I tend to keep looking at at my speedometer thus taking my eyes off the road ahead. I wonder if anyone has thought of this?

I was driving in a 20mph zone the other day and it was impossible to stick to 20mph . I can roll faster than 20mph and I had to constantly keep putting my foot on the brakes pedal to slow down.

I live in the Midlands and used to holiday in Wales regularly. Never again. It'll take to long to get to where I wanna be. Cornwall here I come.

Swansea was jammed up today. An Ambulance pulled out into 2 lanes of a mile long queue. If it was an Emergency it would have been impossible for it to get through. HOW IS THAT SAVING LIVES?!

Drakeford will be retiring soon. Everyone needs to sign the petition, to send a clear message to his would be successor that the Labour Party in Wales have had it their own way for far too long, and this doesn't mean a vote for the other main establishment parties such as the Tories and Liberals. Vote Reform UK, both locally and nationally.

Very good points. Also working vehicles towing or heavy loads cant creep up hills at 20 you would burn out

Moving responsibility from those that need to show more responsibility.

20mph around schools, any were else 30mph it's ridiculously slow, totally agree with you.

If was in wales I would make damn sure I drove at less than 10mph everywhere without fail especially holding up plod etc

ITS NOT JUST THE DISTANCE THAT COUNTS ITS THE TIME YOU REACT AND APPLY THE BRAKE

384k signed as i post here.That braking distance all changes in the wet though,but any sensible driver lowers their speed in the wet or ice.

Good breakdown. Its going to make it more expensive on the car owners brakes etc. AND that thats a fair question about how meany accidents we're in the 30 mph. I live by a school and the parents are the worst for speeding up and down this road.

Can't agree with the general blanket change but around schools and hospitals etc I can see the point. Having done a couple of speed awareness courses a while ago, the simple fact is that never mind stopping distances, if you hit someone at 30mph they are much more likely to end up with life threatening injuries. The survival rates and reduced injuries at 20mph are significant

That extra 4ft or so will be at very slow speed and if you had a modern car with emergency brake assist you would stop considerably shorter than that. Also for the last four years cars have been increasingly fitted with autonomous emergency braking which will brake the car far sooner than the reaction time of a driver. This is being fitted as standard to all cars from about now so the general car population will be increasingly fitted to this safety stuff as time goes by.

They'll be reintroducing The Highways and Locomotives Act 1878, a law that required self-propelled vehicles to be led by a pedestrian waving a red flag or carrying a lantern to warn bystanders of the vehicle's approach.

Are these ridulous braking distances needed for all the peds that are playing in the road?

So, what we have learned is that they should ban Range Rovers. Also, travelling slower gives pedestrians and other road users more time to react to other vehicles.

Great video as always mate keep it up. My thoughts 💭 are, the world is going crazy when are we all going to stop putting up with the BS?

have had discussions about automatic cars and speed. we have something called pedestrian street / vehicle street where you are not allowed to drive faster than people are walking. some claim their cars can't go that slow. many cars start in 2nd gear and they think it's 1st gear. but it is possible to put in 1 gear manually and then the car crawls forward. we have a speed in our city of 40 km/h, which means that many cars are in a lower gear with higher rpm, which increases fuel consumption. and you can't even shift up to a higher gear manually, I have to go up to 45 km/h to get into a higher gear with lower rpm and less consumption. it can't be environmentally friendly to lie in a lower gear with a higher rpm.

So according to your tests, it’s taking around 50% further to stop from 30 than 20. That is significant. But does that make 20mph a sensible limit for the risks round. If we have, say, pedestrians stepping out less than 18’ in front of a Range Rover travelling at 30, it’s difficult to imagine how that can be anything other than pedestrian error. Perhaps we could spend a whole lot less money and cause a whole lot less inconvenience and disruption by educating pedestrians and maybe not messing up established practices by changing the HWC priorities!

Don’t forget people will take more of a chance and will run out earlier than then they would otherwise. Result no difference.

So, if you now do 2/3 of the 30 mph, that means it takes 1/3 longer to travel to where you were going and thus 1/3 longer the engine is polluting. Autos need to have the brakes constantly on and pushing more particulates into the air.

Here the 30km/h limit (18,75mp/h) speed limit was introduced because it reduces the injuries if you hit someone not so much because of reaction time. Also 40km/h limit is now the default in cities because it is regarded the highest speed you survive getting hit by when on foot. Also some claim it is to save fuel the 20mp/h limit, but that is just stupid as cars use a lot more fuel in that low speed. Best speed for fuel economy is 70 - 90km/h (44 to 56mp/h) for most cars.

Its playing havoc with my vehicle 20 mph is halfway between 2nd and 3rd gear it pissing me off not only that im burning more fuel so is that good for the ozone ???

The insane thing is they (those making policy) are using the highway code stopping distances in their logic, which, ignoring the "thinking distance" component which wasn't measured in your test, has a vehicle at 30mph stopping in 46 feet and a vehicle at 20mph stopping in 20 feet. Based on that even I'd say that is a big improvement. HOWEVER, as you test proves this isn't reality. Those stopping distances where calculated in the 60s using an average car at the time, a Ford Anglia with drum brakes all around. There isn't a car on the road with braking that bad any more. Everyone knows the highway code stopping distances are a joke and no one takes them seriously. We learn them to pass our test and then ignore them. It is about time they brought these figures inline with the 21st century. Cars today are infinity safer than back then. with bumpers and bonnets made safer for pedestrian collisions, crumple zones, ABS, Disk brakes, airbags, better street lighting and road design and markings. So we are not even close to the same level of risk we took as acceptable in the 60s, and now they want to reduce it even further. How about making everyone walk around in a bubble wrap suit too? Seriously though, the only way you are going to make our roads noticeably safer is to deal with those drivers who are either being inattentive, or pushing their luck because they are impatient, and the only way to do this is to put some actual traffic cops back on the roads again, and ditch this 29mph = angel, 31mph = spawn of Satan attitude to road safety.

The main issue is not the distance saved, it is the number of lives statistically. It is always a balancing act, because at 10mph another percentage point would have to be considered and at 5mph, etc etc. Presumably the Welsh government has produced these figures to make a logical choice and not just an emotional one.

An update on this, car overtook a car doing just 20 or below mph this morning and nearly hit a car coming the other way, Road used to be 40 mph

My van hates it. I hate it. My back hates it. I had 3 road rage overtakes of me yesterday with one nearly taking my back quarter off.

Is it the driver fault at whatever speed, if someone suddenly walks out into the road while wearing earphones or playing with their phone, and should those pedestrians be charged with causing an accident if that was proven by dashcam.

It would be interesting to measure the test with an Electric vehicle which is much heavier

If the person in front of you is driving at 20, overtake them and drive at 30. If you get fined, don't pay a penny!

Please people of Wales sign the petition! This is totally crazy and will make no difference to accidents! Vote out the politicians that support this insanity. I 100% support 20mph close to schools.

20mph on ALL 30mph roads, GIVING the POLICE more SPEEDING FINES to COLLECT, JUST a MONEY grabbing System to me.

Great video as always. I recently entered a 20mph zone going to Cardiff. What a shock that was after being a driver for about 50 years 🤬 I had to constantly keep looking at the speedo instead of the road. 😡

Got a 20 mph limit up Haddenham Hill (near Ely) Makes the wagons cough and splutter trying to go up it - most lorries have automatic transmission these days with cruise control - they don't like it, buh!

I signed the petition, but never got the required Email needed to confirm it. I think Labour has legislated themselves out of office in Wales for the first time since Devolution.

The problem is that drivers do 40 in a 30 . 80 in a 70 60 in a 50. ( All my observations over 40+ years ) it's just what people do, and no law will change that fact. ( if your reading this comment and you don't believe me, try driving at 30 on a good stretch of a 30mph road , and watch how soon you pick up a queue behind you 😂😂😂)

Road safety, I'm 56 was taught the green cross code ,our teachers took us out and taught us to cross roads . Take mobile phones out of kids hands would save lives alone ..

You are making a good case for 20mph !

I got caught doing 35 in a 30 in Wales about 6 years ago, court offered me £120 fine + points or do an £80 course + no points. I took the course and as part of it I had to admit in front of everyone that "I stole 5mph". I agree I shouldn't have gone too fast, but stealing? Is there a fence out there who'd give me 2mph for my stolen 5mph and then sell it on for 10mph?

Now been in for 8 weeks and where are all the posts? Perhaps it is not so bad as expected.

To the Welsh Politbureau it is not about whether it works or not, it is about CONTROLLING OUR LIVES. The 20 mph limit is just on of a whole series of idiocies because as with all far left regimes they like to exercise their power and in Wales we have had dual carriageways converted back to single lanes with the other halves given to cyclists, pavements widened on already narrow bridges so that traffic light control is needed and a while back posters appeared in bus shelters informing children that their parents broke the law if they smacked them.

I got overtaken by my gran last week,wouldn't be so bad but she died yrs ago,my van has been in the garage loads of times since this bollocks came about,I can't get my van out of second gear cos of stalling,more vehicles now on the road cos we all slowed down,more fumes goin into ppl houses cos we are stuck for ages in traffic jams,only good thing to come about it is cos of the speed I'm taking nearly an HR longer to get to work meaning I do less cos I got to leave earlier to get home,good for me but not the company,WELL DONE MR DRAKEFORD

Same road have 30 mph one side 20mph the other ??????? The man is insane 😡

I agree, it’s an agenda for more money and control, nothing to do with safety at all. What you didn’t mention though is that at 20mph everyone is watching their speedo, not the road. Your testing, as good as it was, was carried out knowing you were going to carry out an emergency stop. An emergency stop at any speed is dependent on “ thinking distances “ as well. Thinking distance is from the time the driver perceives or sees the hazard to the time the brakes are applied. If the driver’s eyes are on the speedo, not the road, the extra six feet stopping distance is lost (and even extended I’d argue) in fact, I’d say trying to drive at 20mph is as dangerous as driving while on the phone, it’s that distracting. You are bang on, suggest you do a follow up video on this. 👍

Surprise surprise Drakeford is Labour, it's their policy to piss off the motorist, it's "Khanage" in London due to the Labour Mayor 🐀💩

I have a Ford c max and at 20 mph it use more fuel and high revs at 30 mph it runs better and lower revs on cruise control I think if we have to have lower speeds it should be at 25mph at best all car will run better?

So it looks like it IS safer to drive at 20 mph than 30MPH.

Is it safer or are angry/ frustrated drivers more likely to try and make up time in non 20mph areas, travelling faster, and chancing dodgy overtakes. If so, it could cost the NHS more not less.

Years ago, Manchester and one other local authority discovered their 20 limits increased casualties or made no difference. The conclusion was that pedestrians became complacent and drivers paid less attention at lower speeds. ALso, pollution. Lower speed = longer journey time = lower gear = increased revs = more emissions. Welsh bus companies are struggling to achieve schedules now and couriers must be having a hard time maintaining deliveries. Any safety drive shouls address pedestrian education. Historically around 85% of injury accidents are caused by the pedestrian. This isn't about safety, it's an element of the global agenda to eliminate personal mobility and isolate us in ghettos. Thw Welsh Assembly is complicit in this crime against humanity.

VOTE LABOUR OUT or STOP MOANING the UK VOTERS need to stand up to these DICTATORS

Good to see you caught the Chemtrails in the sky in your vid as well🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Stopping distance is irrelevant, what is relevant is the kinetic energy which is carried by the vehicle at 20 and 30 mph. How do you calculate the kinetic energy of a car? the kinetic energy of a moving car object is KE=1/2mv^2. create and test a function called KE to find the kinetic energy of a moving car if you know the mass m and the velocity v of the vehicle. It is the Kinetic energy that causes injuries and death, not the stopping distances. Kinetic energy reduces during the braking or slowing down from maximum at any given speed to zero when the car is stationery. This is relevant for every individual vehicles weight. Stopping distances rely on other factors, road surface condition and construction, condition of vehicle, tyres and tyre condition, vehicle weight and reaction time of the individual driver. The difference between being hit by a vehicle at any speed is only relevant in relation to kinetic energy, therefore to reduce deaths, Drakeford would have to reduce the speed limit for heavy vehicles more than light vehicles, in the case of an HGV the kinetic energy is such that reduction of allowable speed would need to be in the region of 1 mph. It is the kinetic energy that injures or kills at the moment of impact, the moment of impact is a variable of all the factors mentioned above and is not only reliant upon the speed limit in place.

Good work I applaud your efforts! One thing you have omitted is the surprise factor. OK so you’re driving in town the children ask “ can we get chips”, maybe your wife asks can we divert to here or there or even the dog barks. It is right at that instant when someone steps out and you slam on the brakes. All thought about the car, your passengers are forgotten, you were mesmerised watching the speedometer, whatever the distraction, the dogs backside is now lodged in your neck but you have to stop! This is what I call the surprise factor, the reaction time, the thinking distance perhaps? Can I suggest your stopping distances could be increased by 50% to allow for this. In the tests you knew where the stopping point was, you were ready to brake, and with each successive stop you became tuned in to the task, hence you got better at it! Please don’t think I am criticising I still think your results are valid, and 20 mph as a blanket speed is ludicrous. Tourism will inevitably be impacted when these speed limits are enforced by camera or roadside check ,but when added to the per night tourism charge I feel this will become a big disincentive to holiday in Wales! From the comments I see buses running late, people being delayed, traffic build up, generally things slowing down to a crawl. As a result costs will rise and prices will also rise, and taxis may have recalculate fares allowing for the extra timing, The Senedd should have considered these factors, if not, then they deserve everything that comes at them! Similarly the people of Wales do not deserve this imposition forced on them. This decision should be reversed it is idiotic!

Being slower than the US is tragic. We have 15mph by schools, 25 mph in residential areas.

You need to now drive 35 in a 30 mph, 45 in a 40 mph and 55 in a 50 mph to keep the same journey time to compensate the delay that 20 mph causes.

This is essential for EV's: They are more than a third heavier; they run on low rolling resistance tyres (non-stick); finally they rely heavily on regereative braking habits.

Mark Drakeford is a member of the World Economic Forum & is carrying out their plan. Spray the Road Signs.

cars are designed to run at 30 mph and have been for years, with anti-lock brakes and all round disc brakes there's next to no difference stopping from 30 or 20 they're just dictating laws to us to enjoy a power trip. Hope Lee Waters and Drippy Drakeford get voted out after the next election.

i wonder how far, say over a mile, how much we actually travel looking at our speedometers instead of pre empting the road ahead, ie driving without looking where we are actually travelling too, in total,and am fairly sure this would compensate your measurements between the twenty mph and the thirty mph stopping distances, and also, looking at my speedometer and driving without due care and attention, come to mind, which will be my statement in the unfortunate instance of having an accident ( hopefully not though )

Pedestrians are normally hit when not seen by either party. The laws of physics can't be negated. Compared to the horse and buggy era people are less likely to get run over today.

It is totally ludicrous, I have petrol, diesel & an EV to use (all auto) the petrol & diesel are in second at silly engine speeds continually & the EV is continually stopping as the automatic emergency braking system is active below 19mph so it brakes for every obstruction. Even badly parked cars, 15mph to a standstill in less than a metre, see if the tailgaters we now have so many of can do that.

To save lives, learn the green cross code. Simple. There were always TV ads in the 60s and 70s showing road safety issues. I don't care what anyone says, a blanket 20mph is absolutely ridiculous.

I am Welsh and when I go for a drive down the town my car is stuck in second gear to stay below 20 mph at about 19 mph and am looking at more at the speedo to make sure that I am below 20 mph than at what is going on around me whilst the car is over revering to stop the engine from stoleing as cars are not designed to drive at 20 mph all the time and a electric bicycle over took me yesterday doing 20-21 mph and therefore I will be signing the petition

You need to remember this is a planned stop test and you will not stop as quick when you consider thinking distance. I think anyone driving a hybrid will also save alot of cash as hybrids love 20mph i see 85mpg+ week after week. 20mph is not the end of the world and not as bad as being charged £12.50 everytime you visit london.

I'd rather step out in front of a driver who is fully focused on the road at 30mph than one at 20 mph, not concentrating. Most drivers at lowered speeds switch off as there's less perception of danger. The reason your speed vs distance changes is so much is because the de-acceleration is not linear. More "braking" takes place in the final part of the slower speed before stopping.

It is impossible i had to go down to 2nd gear and a bike overtook me !

I did a speed awareness course & they told my that the speed limit is 'The limit' & you are supposed to be below that fs literally mental