Rhuthun / Ruthin

One minute read ▼ These new road signs have appeared on Mold Road, either side of the vehicular entrances to Ysgol Brynhyfryd and Ruthin School. The stylised dragon device needs a bit of interpretation. But once you see it then it becomes obvious it’s…

It’s been a while since we posted a link on Facebook back to this blog. We did so on March 17th, a week ago,  exactly six months after the introduction of the blanket 20 mph default speed limit . We expected two things: ❶ A raft of negative comments …

It’s exactly six months since the Welsh government and Denbighshire county council introduced their blanket 20 mph default urban speed limit. How’s it doing?   While walking along East Drive and Marine Parade I was surprised to see Y Rhyl’s motorists…

A whole week of emergency four-way traffic signals on The Square and these were a little inconvenient. We aren't sure if there is ever a benefit from this sort of thing. But if there's one good thing to come out of the enforced 1 minute 55 se…

You may have noticed four-way traffic signals this week on St Peter's Square. This thanks to emergency gas works. Unless you were paying close attention, you may have missed this associated road sign. We thought it rather amusing: I assume they me…

There's news that the Welsh government is urging local authorities to perform a 'sniff-test' to establish what seems right and not-so-right about the 20 mph zones we now have. Denbighshire and where appropriate the trunk roads people might…

It’s been exactly three months since the Welsh government imposed on us its blanket 20 mph urban default speed limit .  Our estimate † regarding 20 mph compliance in October and November 2023   What we've noticed throughout is that in the first …

Did you receive two leaflets and a 20 mph survey last week from Dr James Davies MP? Davies is the sitting MP for Clwyd North (Y Rhyl, Prestatyn, Dinbych).  It seems that traffic speeds in Wales have reduced but in our view compliance at 2…

Lee Waters, the deputy minister responsible for 20 mph , suggested on the BBC a week ago that motorists needed 28 days to get used to the new blanket default speed limit. That's today.  So, how is it for you? 1. Our observations, though not claimi…

Perhaps I shouldn't make promises I cannot keep: here's a further update on 20 mph.  Some people have defaced many of Rhuthun/Ruthin's new 20 mph lollipops (and elsewhere). Here's a selection of photographs. (Do see if you recognise t…

I trust that this'll be the last post on 20 mph, for now.  It's been  seven days since the new default urban speed limit . How's it going? After a 70 mph dash, the senedd petition against 20 mph has slowed to a 20 mph crawl. This has stil…

One of the two proposed Rhuthun/Ruthin exceptions to the new 20 mph limit was not implemented.  That is the section of the B5105 at Galltegfa, approaching Llanfwrog. This will now become 20 mph. I say *will*, because it was missed off yesterday's…

Some time between 11.45 pm last night and 4.35 this morning, the Welsh government had modified the A494 trunk road for 20 mph, complete with replacement huge village gateway signs for Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd and a sprinkling of 20 mph repeaters near Ys…

Here's a paraphrased summary of the chatter around Rhuthun last week, ahead of today's 20 mph change . It's from the street and from the pub (not Facebook), and it's genuinely what I've heard.  In favour of 20 mph      …

One week to go to 20 mph . Next Sunday sees the biggest traffic speed shake up since we abandoned the man walking ahead with the red flag. Last week, we all received a publicity leaflet from the Welsh government. We admit the following is selective bu…

It's Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Market Street approach to St Peter's Square roundabout.  It must be a visitor and his family's car, hesitating a little too long. Joining him at the rear is a Denbighshire county council minibus and…

In exactly one month's time—September 17th—we shall have imposed upon us the new default urban 20 mph speed limit . This is almost without exception (see Rhuthun/Ruthin's few exceptions, here ). Part-peeled 20 mph sign at Llanfihangel I've…

Yesterday , we looked at the exemptions in Rhuthun/Ruthin for the new 20 mph default urban speed limit. We quipped that because there'd been no specific traffic orders (other than for the exemptions), perhaps it might not come in. Well, if you bel…

Published this very day are traffic orders pertaining to the new September 17th default speed of 20 mph . Not the orders for the expected blanket 20 mph limits, though; just the exceptions that will stay as 30 mph.  Added to the one previous exception…

At the top of the Nant y Garth, the 40 zone stretches out far too far, tempting motorists to exceed the posted 40 mph limit, as here To much general agreement, we're about to see the promised speed limit on the Nant y Garth pass. This will be one …