I didn't actually hear that interview - R4 just depresses me in the morning - but it's got a lot of publicity.pwa wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 10:52am Incidentally, I was listening to the news on Radio 4 yeasterday morning and there was a piece about the idea that the "default 20mph" thing might be suggested for England. They had motoring personality James May on the phone to chat about it and his verdict came as a pleasant surprise. He said, basically, that he was going to make himself unpopular with some people by approving of the idea. He said that where he lives (Hammersmith?) going any faster than that would be reckless, and that if you actually managed to travel at 20mph you would be doing well anyway. And he talked about making streets civilised. All positive stuff, I thought.
I wasn't at all surprised that he's talking sense - he's come across as a good egg throughout his media career; don't forget that during his Top Gear days he was nicknamed "Captain Slow", always the least cretinous member of the trio!