Speeding offenses in North Wales decline, yet a driver was caught going four times the limit in a 20mph zone.
New info came out about 20 mph speed violations.
Wales changed the speed limit last September.
GoSafe started enforcing it more in spring 2024.
After this, speeding tickets went way up.
North Wales had 251 tickets in April 2024.
August saw a peak of 7,958 tickets issued.
Wow, right?
North Wales reported nearly 36,000 offenses in 2024.
Numbers dropped after August’s high point.
September and October saw around 6,000 tickets.
December dipped to almost 3,700 offenses.
In January 2025, only 2,966 tickets were given.
That’s the lowest since last June, get this.
Someone sped at 89 mph in a 20 mph zone.
That’s over four times the limit. Unreal.
Drivers averaged 28.5 mph when caught speeding.
Enforcement begins at 26 mph right now.
They will review this in the spring.
We don’t know why offenses are down just yet.
Maybe drivers are following the speed limit more.
Or maybe GoSafe is catching fewer drivers.
Local groups are checking many 20 mph roads.
They will decide if some roads go back to 30 mph.
The 20 mph limit helped reduce crashes.
Serious injuries and deaths also decreased.
Yet, many people don’t like the new speed limit there.
Expect many roads to go back to 30 mph soon.