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Speed limit to be lowered to 20mph in Wales
bbc.com ^ | July 12, 2022 | Mark Hutchings and Daniel Davies

Posted on 07/12/2022 9:38:25 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Freakin EU, oh wait...

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


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To: Berlin_Freeper
Boy, I bet that makes Jonah feel a lot safer.

What? Oh. Never mind.

41 posted on 07/12/2022 11:15:40 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: Lazamataz

“My most major suprise here, is that they measure in MILES per hour.”

That reminds me of when the chicken ran up to the farmer and shouted “The sky is falling!”.

The farmer said “Oh my God, a talking chicken!”.

The miles per hour thing is a bit odd.


42 posted on 07/12/2022 11:33:59 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: SecondAmendment

I am surprised that there isn’t a mandate for the return of the 55 MPH speed limit in the USA.

I expect it any day now from Slo Joe.


43 posted on 07/12/2022 12:00:41 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (The democRATS are not looking to govern, they intIend to RULE.)
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To: NonValueAdded

Don’t give them any ideas


44 posted on 07/12/2022 12:27:45 PM PDT by jmcenanly (You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ― Winston)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Ministers say a 20mph speed limit will lower road collisions and traffic noise and encourage people to walk and cycle.

Meanwhile, Ministers will continue to be driven to work every day so they can plan how to coerce other people to walk and cycle.

45 posted on 07/12/2022 12:31:11 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: pepsi_junkie

Ministers say a 20mph speed limit will lower road collisions and traffic noise and encourage people to walk and cycle.


Reminds me one of the requirements of the wwII jeep was that it was geared low enough to match a marching pace. This works for prisoners and soldiers. What are they preparing for?


46 posted on 07/12/2022 12:34:59 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: reagandemocrat

“Maybe they should just start driving on the right side of the road.”

Actually, they do and originally Americans did too. We drove on the left side to keep sword holding arm (generally right) free.

It wasn’t until the Conestoga wagon did things change.

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33455929/conestoga-wagon-led-to-driving-on-the/


47 posted on 07/12/2022 12:48:28 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: Berlin_Freeper

This is already happening in many areas of Portland. I’m sure it’s also occurred in other bastions of stupid on the left coast.


48 posted on 07/12/2022 12:59:49 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Reno89519

Just build ‘em model T’s with dual fuel capibilities. Easy to maintain 20mph and 16mpg


49 posted on 07/12/2022 1:12:49 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: dfwgator

Oh wow, they do use vowels...


50 posted on 07/12/2022 1:14:15 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: Rebelbase
It's a little known fact but when the UK switched to the metric system, they kept some imperial measures in place.

Miles is one of them.

Pints is another - due to the fact that it just does not sound right to tell the bartender you would like a .473 liter of Guinness.

51 posted on 07/12/2022 1:21:43 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (3,498,101 active users on Truth Social)
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To: SamAdams76
Miles is one of them.

Because "I can see for kilometers and kilometers", just doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

52 posted on 07/12/2022 1:22:42 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator
A lot of songs wouldn't sound right if we had to convert them to metric.

"3218.688 Kilometers" by the Pretenders.

"Big 25.4 Centimeter" by Aerosmith

"1.8288 Meters and Rising" by Johnny Cash

53 posted on 07/12/2022 1:34:40 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (3,498,101 active users on Truth Social)
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To: SamAdams76

And then we’d have Kilometers Davis.


54 posted on 07/12/2022 1:38:24 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: NonValueAdded
Why not 10?

Why not 5?

Drive Five, Save Lives!

55 posted on 07/12/2022 1:39:34 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Just go back to wagons.

But they have to be pulled by people to reduce horse farts.


56 posted on 07/12/2022 1:45:29 PM PDT by AlmaKing
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To: Labyrinthos
"...Liquid measurements are pints for beer/ale and cider, but milliliters (ml) from wine, spirits, tonic, soda, etc. ..."

The establishments I frequent dispense uisge beatha by the gill.

57 posted on 07/12/2022 2:06:59 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: butlerweave
> so the World Economic Forum controls a lot of so called leaders in the world and is destroying everything

The WEF and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are both involved in a lot of the same projects, which are all bad for America and the West, and some are outright creepy.

Here is a prime example of one they both were involved in a couple of years ago : Event 201, October 18, 2019

58 posted on 07/12/2022 2:32:26 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING )
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To: SecondAmendment

Yep. Worst blithering idiots in the world.


59 posted on 07/12/2022 2:59:09 PM PDT by Veto! (FJBsucksrocks)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

It sounds like a joke from a mediocre BBC sitcom.


60 posted on 07/13/2022 3:10:39 PM PDT by jmcenanly (You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ― Winston)
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