A road trip to Wales is better than ever! Let me explain why…
The introduction of new speed limits in Wales has caused a backlash with many unhappy about the changes. I totally appreciate and understand both sides of the argument and of course there are specific people who do genuinely suffer or benefit from these changes.
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I’ve received 100’s of comments from those opposing the changes. Many comments have been completely inappropriate and a lot of them over-the-top, including…
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‘TOURISM IN WALES IS DEAD’
‘DON’T BOTHER UNLESS YOU LIKE FUNERALS’
‘LIFE’S TOO SHORT TO GO TO WALES’
Now before I made up my own mind, I wanted to look into these speed limit changes to see if it would actually affect a 7 day long road trip in Wales. I’m coming at this from the point of view of a road trip lover with no political agenda what so ever.
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After doing the new route calculations, I found that less than 6% of the entire 7 day trip actually passes through the new 20mph zones meaning that time spent driving increases by 9 minutes. That’s little over 1 minute of extra driving per day.
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So if it’s true that ‘tourism in Wales is dead and nobody will visit Wales again’ – surely that means more space at campsites, cheaper hotel rooms, less cars & motorhomes on the road? All of which means that a road trip in Wales is now better than ever!
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