Welsh Government – 20mph Default speed limit
In making a national default speed limit of 20mph on restricted roads, the Welsh Government has changed the narrative in Wales about the appropriate and legal maximum vehicle speed on roads where people and motor vehicles mix. 20mph is now presumed as the limit, with Local Authorities allowed to set 30mph as an exception. While many communities worldwide adopted wide area 30km/h / 20mph, Wales is the first UK nation, and among the first in Europe, to adopt a nationwide default 20mph limit.