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The RAC Highlight Speeding Problem
Posted in General News on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
According to data collected by the RAC, Eight-in-10 drivers say they regularly see people ‘excessively speeding’ on all types of roads. While 82% report noticing other drivers breaking the limit excessively on motorways and dual carriageways, 80% say it is also a common occurrence on 30mph and 20mph roads.
The danger of this is brought home by government road casualty statistics for 2023 which show that ‘exceeding the speed limit’ was a contributory factor in 304 (21%) fatal collisions.
The RAC’s research around speed limit compliance saw the sharpest increase on 20mph roads, where 50% of drivers say they have broken the limit, up from 46% a year ago.
On motorways, drivers admit to breaking the limit more often than on any other type of road. 58% of those surveyed for the RAC’s 2024 Report on Motoring admit to going above 70mph ‘frequently’ or ‘occasionally’, up from 57% in 2023.
The proportion of drivers who admitted to speeding on 60mph roads also rose to 47% from 45%, and on 30mph roads to 42% from 40% in 2024.
Figures from the RAC’s 2024 Report on Motoring also show that many drivers appear to see the speed limit as a target, with seven-in-10 drivers (72%) saying they try to drive as close to the speed limit as possible.
The increased use of average-speed cameras is perceived to be the most popular way to tackle the problem of speeding, with 39% of drivers backing this idea. The introduction of radar-activated signs that display the relevant speed limit against drivers’ actual speed is second, supported by 36% of all drivers.
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