Speed camera enforcement to start on 20mph stretch of road between two seaside towns
Road safety bosses have added a new 20mph road in North Wales to its list for mobile speed camera enforcement. The new default limit was introduced last September.
It made 20mph the norm on most previously 30mph roads although a backlash will now see that list of 30mph 'exception' sites increased to address concerns that 20mph is too slow for some roads.
Enforcement of Wales’ new 20mph roads was stepped up last month. Until then, only roads that were 20mph before the law change were being specifically monitored by GoSafe.
They published a list of the initial roads where mobile cameras would be placed. That list is below - with most of the enforcement targeted at school sites.
Now a new road between two seaside towns has been added. It means a speed camera van will patrol Brompton Avenue in Rhos-on-Sea. It is a busy road that drivers use to travel between Llandudno and Colwyn Bay.
Explaining the decision to locate a can there, a GoSafe spokesperson said: "The site was established after numerous concerns were raised by the local community."
There has been a spike in the number of drivers caught exceeding the 20mph limit in Wales - but most motorists are still being warned rather than prosecuted.[3]
There were 24,714 checks in March - with 655 drivers over the current threshold limit of 26mph. The average speed offence last month was 28.5mph while the highest speed recorded was 45mph.
Of those caught, 99% (649 drivers) had a short engagement session at the roadside - while just six drivers were prosecuted.
Other 20mph speed camera locations
B4417 Ysgol Gynradd Nefyn, Nefyn, Gwynedd
A5025 Llanfaethlu, Anglesey
A5108 Moelfre, Anglesey
A5025 Benllech, Anglesey
A5 Betws y Coed Primary School, Pentre Du, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy
Ysgol Dyffryn yr Enfys, Dolgarrog, Conwy
Ysgol Ty Gwyn Jones, Llanelian Road, Colwyn Bay, Conwy
Mochdre Infant School, Station Road, Mochdre
Glan Y Mor Road, Marine Drive, Penrhyn Bay
Ysgol y Gogarth, Nant-y-Gamar Road, Craig-y-Don, Llandudno, Conwy
Ysgol Morfa Rhianedd, Cwm Road, Llandudno, Conwy
Ysgol San Sior, Church Lane, Llandudno, Conwy
A548 Russell Road Rhyl Coast Road, Denbighshire
Ysgol Teffynnon, Strand Walk, Holywell, Flintshire
Venerable Edward Morgan Catholic Primary School, Caernarvon Close, Shotton, Deeside
All Saints Aided School, B5373 Clappers Lane, Gresford, Wrexham
Gwersyllt CP School, Dodds Lane, Gwersyllt, Wrexham
Ysgol Penycae Juniors, Copperas Hill, Penycae, Wrexham
Eyton Controlled Primary School, Bangor Road, Eyton
A539 Penley Village, Wrexham
References
- ^ Spike in Welsh drivers caught breaking 20mph limit as enforcement steps up (www.dailypost.co.uk)
- ^ Transport minister says 20mph has divided communities and admits will be costly to put right (www.dailypost.co.uk)
- ^ but most motorists are still being warned rather than prosecuted. (www.dailypost.co.uk)