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Walking

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Originally published 1862
Authors Henry David Thoreau
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Nature Writing
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Walking, or sometimes referred to as "The Wild", is a lecture by Henry David Thoreau first delivered at the Concord Lyceum on April 23, 1851. It was written between 1851 and 1860, but parts were extracted from his earlier journals. Thoreau read the piece a total of ten times, more than any other of his lectures.

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Feb 7,2022 7:24 pm

Speed limits in built-up areas look set to be reduced from 30mph to 20mph in Wales from next Year - a UK first that is controversial among Some drivers.

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

The slower Limit has been divisive in areas with Some motorists complaining of more congestion and journeys taking longer.

The Will be put before a Welsh Parliament vote on Tuesday.

Many UK towns and cities have 20mph limits on residential Roads But Wales is to become The First nation to impose it as The default on all restricted Roads - with.

Leading active Travel groups claim Wales will become The World 's first nation to adopt a national 20mph default Speed Limit on residential streets.

How much does lower Speed reduce risk?

Latest The largest Proportion - exactly half - of The 5,570 people hurt in collisions in Wales happened on 30mph Roads and in More Than 40% of them, someone was killed or seriously injured.

Campaigners argue The chances of someone surviving being hit by a car at 20mph rather than 30mph is seven to times higher while stopping distances are almost halved.

" We know that 20mph zones reduce Speed of traffic, reduce Accidents - particularly Accidents to children, " Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford said.

" We want to see that become The default position right across Wales. "

Government claims 20mph Limit could save money

If gets The expected go-ahead on Tuesday After in The Senedd two years ago, The new 20mph Limit - which will cost an estimated £33m to bring in - will come into force in September 2023.

The Welsh Government claim that improved road safety and a reduction in average speeds could result in a £58m saving over 30 years because of reduced emergency service demand and subsequent hospital treatment.

But more people, in response to a Welsh Government -commissioned consultation, were against The Speed Limit than for it.

The Argument against - 'Bikes are overtaking cars'

After a pilot in her community in Buckley, Flintshire, Adie Drury started a petition against what she calls The " non-democratic whitewash" and has got More Than 12,500 signatures.

" The community has no problem with a 20mph Limit where it's necessary and where it's safe, Like outside schools, health centres in housing estates and in heavily pedestrianised areas, " said The 39-Year -old mum.

" I was raised on a Housing Estate and played football in The Road when I was a child and it's good to invite The community into The Road -space - But it should be where it is appropriate.

" You wouldn't want your child playing football in an arterial road so why is The arterial road being made 20mph?

" Cyclists are having a whale of a time on Liverpool Road because they can do More Than 20mph on their Bikes and we can't do More Than 20mph in a car - so I've had quite a lot of reports of people being overtaken by cycles. "

A 20mph national default Speed Limit would apply on restricted Roads , in residential areas and busy pedestrian streets, where streetlights are less than 200 yards Apart - and anyone caught speeding could.

The Argument in favour - 'A car going 30mph can feel quite threatening'

Rob Mackay is chairman of The Local running club and he thinks a lower Speed Limit will " benefit The wider community".

" It's better for The Runners , walkers, people with their dogs and cyclists, " said The 74-Year -old.

" If I lived on Liverpool Road I'd have one view; if I drove up and down Liverpool Road on a regular basis, I would have a different view - The Welsh Government has to balance The two.

" If you live on a street, The slower The traffic past your house then The better The Environment - Some of it is about air pollution But noise pollution too. There's far more to it than The traffic getting jammed up. "

Rob, who Lives in nearby Northop, has been part of Buckley Runners for 30 years and has noticed a difference when he has been pounding The Roads in this part of Flintshire.

" If a car passes me at 20mph, it's less unsettling than a car passing at 30mph, " said Rob.

" And I'm well aware that there are plenty of cars that don't even stick to 30mph and, particularly in The Dark , that can feel quite threatening. So a lower Limit does make things better.

" I'm Old Enough to Remember When they introduced breathalysers and if we'd had Social Media in Those Days , it would have screamed. Now accept The fact that you can't go out and drink 15 pints and drive home. Change happens. "

'How can I Drop Off kids then Travel to work on a bike?'

Ministers in Cardiff are also promoting sustainable Travel - Like cycling or Walking - After Wales in 2019 and aim to become and they think a lower Limit might encourage a change in behaviour.

" They would Like us to stop using our cars and use our legs to cycle and walk, But we haven't got The infrastructure to do that here, " points out Adie, a health and social care student at Chester University.

" We've no cycle lanes, have narrow lanes and Public Transport is poor. We don't all live in Cardiff and have Cardiff's infrastructure, Public Transport and industry on our doorstep.

" Our nearest cities and big towns is where our industry is and that's where people have to Travel to, you can't do 15 to 20 miles each way on a bike when you've got kids to Pick Up and Drop Off . In rural places, that isn't possible and that needs to be recognised.

'Improve Travel infrastructure first'

" Nobody is in favour of worsening safety on The Roads or Making It more dangerous for children and people to cross The Road But at The same time, people have got busy Lives .

" Our message to government before they inflict this sort of thing on another town is improve infrastructure and involve The community. Give us The Cycle lanes and an alternative to The Car first. "

The Welsh Government have acknowledged The new lower Limit won't be appropriate everywhere and local authorities can make exceptions, though not outside schools.

'Considerably less expensive'

Although road collisions in Wales have fallen from More Than 10,000 a Year in 1993 to around 4,000 according to The latest figures, The Welsh Government has.

Now 30 years After a 20mph or 30km/h Limit without traffic calming measures was first introduced on all residential streets in an Area - The Austrian city of Graz - it is set to get The Green Light to be rolled out across Wales.

In The UK, The First 20mph Limit was at a road junction in The Tinsley Area of Sheffield in 1991 and now cities Like , and are among those that have The lower Limit on residential Roads .

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The Royal Society for The Prevention of Accidents (Rospa) has as a " considerably less expensive" way than introducing traffic calming measures, adding it " greatly improves The character of a Residential Area and quality of life for residents".

Wales' leading active Travel organisations back a 20mph residential road Limit , that claims pedestrians are 40% less likely to die when hit by a car travelling at 20mph compared with one travelling at 30mph.

Living Streets said there is " typically an average decline in casualties of at least 20%" with a 20mph Speed Limit compared to 30mph as Sustrans Cymru said they want " communities built for safety rather than Speed ".

Both Labour and Plaid Cymru , who have, back The countrywide rollout of 20mph and as they hold almost three-quarters of The 60 Senedd seats, Tuesday's proposal is expected to be passed.

" We Are united in our belief that this change will bring about a reduction in road collisions and their severity, while creating more opportunities to walk and cycle in communities, " said Plaid's transport spokeswoman Delyth Jewell .

" A 20mph Speed Limit in built-up areas will allow us to work toward providing convenient, safe, pedestrian access to The places people need to go. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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