Sir, – I note with incredulity that the Government is to introduce a Bill to have a speed limit of 40 km/h on certain sections of the M50 motorway (News, January 14th).
This translates to less than 25 mp/h in old money, and so I assume the intention is to ban cars from these sections and turn them into cycleways. We can expect these sections to be cordoned off with a hideous selection of posts of all sizes and colours as are currently used to segregate cyclists from cars.
This proposed speed limit is half that on many single-lane country roads.
I just hope the EU don’t ask for its motorway grant money back because of false representation! – Yours, etc,
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GRAHAM WILSON,
Rathmines,
Dublin 6.