Excessive speeding now commonplace on UK roads
Eight-in-10 (81%) drivers say they regularly see people ‘excessively speeding’ on all types of roads, new data from the RAC reveals.*
(more…)Eight-in-10 (81%) drivers say they regularly see people ‘excessively speeding’ on all types of roads, new data from the RAC reveals.*
(more…)A new study has found that half of drivers in the UK break the 30mph speed limit, with more than a fifth driving more than 5mph over the limit.
The figure rises to 33% for those aged 25-34 and to 28% for male drivers, the poll of 2,000 UK motorists commissioned by road safety charity Brake indicated.
Lee Waters, the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport, set up a task force last year to look at changing the default 30mph limit.
All new cars launched from 2022 will need to be equipped with speed limiting equipment and the wiring for in-built breathalysers, following a decision by the European Council.
(more…)Following the recent release of a new Google Maps update that now alerts users when they’re approaching a speed camera, fixter surveyed 1,000 people across the country to find out what they think about speed limits.
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