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The pernicious creep of the 20mph zone

The blight of the 20mph speed limit

9 July 2022

9:00 AM

9 July 2022

9:00 AM

‘Twenty is plenty’ say the passive-aggressive road signs as you drive very slowly through 20mph zones all over Britain. The slogan is accompanied by a cartoon drawing of a snail. Then you get a frowny-frowny-frowny electronic sign and you slow from 25 to 20 to make it turn into a smiley face.

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