THE recently imposed 20mph speed limits are causing difficulties for pedestrians and frustration for motorists, it has been said.

Almost a fortnight on from the national rollout of the new speed limits, we caught up with councillors in Buckley, where an 18 month pilot project for the scheme was carried out.

Cllr Carol Ellis said: "I still haven't heard anyone say anything positive about it.

"Everyone says its a pain - like being in a funeral cortege.

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"And people are saying it feels less safe because traffic on Mold Road is bumper tonight."

She added the new limits are also making cyclists feel very unsafe because cars are "right alongside you."

Cllr Ellis continued: "The other thing is that when you're driving along the main roads, people coming out of the smaller side roads see you coming and think 'oh they are only doing 20mph' and they pull out on you, when they would normally wait for the road to clear.

"Without a doubt, this 20mph is causing road rage as well."

Cllr Mike Peers said: "There seems to be compliance around the schools and estate roads, but on the main roads we have congestion.

"It's causing cars to bunch up, no doubt about that - and that's making it difficult for pedestrians to cross the roads.

"Normally, when we had a 30mph limit, cars would be well spaced and not bunched up.

"But now when you have 15 cars in a convoy, people can't cross and might be tempted to take a chance.

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"The other thing is, some motorists seem to think it's 20 everywhere.

"And if you have one car that's being ultra cautious and doing 17mph, every car behind them is doing 17.

"I think main roads are going to have to go back to 30."

Like Cllr Ellis, he added that thus far, he has "not seen one comment in support of it."

"Everyone is saying the same thing," he explained.

"They are happy with it outside schools, on estate roads and outside doctors - it's the main roads that's killing it."