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I've not ridden that area personally but I know it's a popular climb for cycling so I wonder if there's been a push from that side for reduced speeds. Bit annoying for bikers though as being narrow, there's not so much conflict. The article is a bit odd in that it says there've been basically no prosecutions for speeding, but doesn't mention how many collisions there've been while using the road within the speed limit. I would imagine if that was also basically none, it would have gone in.
I live near Whiteways and the road climb up to the biker cafe there can get a bit hairy when bikers/drivers choose to close-pass but mostly its fine and you get to see tonnes of cool vehicles.
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Yea that’s what seemed strange to me too. Unless there were significant stats of collisions why would reducing speed limit help?
Then again, my anecdotal experience around Swindon has been a huge lack in speed limit enforcement. You could make the town and surrounding villages 20mph zones but it doesn’t stop the Parcelforce guy cutting me up at 50mph while I’m cycling.
pdlouche
People constantly drag race between the roundabouts here in Swindon, hatchbacks as much as motorcycles.
I stand firm that the country roads are great for riding around here, but you’d need to keep the spirit in check a little. Long gone are the days where the thrill of going fast and twisty is a good idea on open roads.
Even if you keep to the speed limit this still happens:
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/a542-horseshoe-pass-wales-speed-limit-40mph/