The majority of drivers view speed limits as a “target”, according to a major poll of motorists. Figures from the RAC’s annual report on motoring found that 72 per cent of drivers said they tried to drive as close to the speed limit as possible. More than half also said they believed there was a culture among UK road users that it was acceptable to break the speed limit. 

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Reader letter: Young drivers are ignoring speed limits - and speed bumps

SIR - In response to councillor Claire Nash, I have to agree with her about lowering the speed limits around all schools and academies.

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Pilgrim Drive is in both Greenwich and Port Chester, N.Y., so officials on both sides will need to coordinate on the new limit.

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Greenwich wants to add speed limit to Pilgrim Drive at New York border but it's complicated

New figures from the RAC reveal that 81% of drivers in the UK regularly witness excessive speeding across all types of roads. This behaviour is most prevalent on motorways and high-speed dual carriageways, where 82% of drivers report seeing speed limits routinely ignored. However, concern also extends to urban areas, with 80% noting similar issues on 20mph and 30mph roads. Government road casualty data from 2023 highlights the dangers. Exceeding…

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SPEEDING ON UK ROADS: A growing concern or a cultural acceptance?

The sharpest increase in speeding comes on residential streets, putting vulnerable road users at severe risk, says the RAC

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Most drivers see speed limits merely as ‘targets’, report finds

Eight in 10 (81%) drivers say they regularly see people ‘excessively speeding’ on all types of roads, new data from the RAC reveals.

Excessive speeding now commonplace on UK roads, drivers say

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Seven out of 10 motorists polled for the RAC said they tried to drive as close to limits as possible.  Safety fears have been raised after a survey indicated many drivers view speed limits as targets. Seven out of 10 (72%) drivers polled for the RAC said they tried to drive as close to limits as possible. Some 81% of respondents said they regularly saw people “excessively speeding”, with 55% saying there was a culture among UK road users that it…

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Drivers view speed limits as targets, survey suggests

After the beginning of the Fotomultas System, the Deputy Minister of Transport, Nelson Reyes, detailed that speeding is what has caused the most deaths and accidents in the country, so, in the boulevard Monsignor Romero they are verifying that the limit speed is respected, that there is no overweight in trucks and that the heavy transport circulates on the right side. The official indicated that on average, they were detecting 2,400 daily offend…

Tras el inicio del Sistema de Fotomultas, el viceministro de Transporte, Nelson Reyes, detalló que el exceso de velocidad es lo que más muertes y siniestros viales ha causado en el país, por lo que, en el bulevar Monseñor Romero se encuentran verificando que se respete la velocidad límite, que no exista sobrepeso en camiones y que el transporte pesado circule por el lado derecho.  El funcionario indicó que en promedio, estaban detectando 2,400 i…

Exceso de velocidad es principal causa de siniestros viales y fallecidos

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Excess speed is the main cause of road accidents and deaths

Breaking the speed limit has become commonplace in the UK, according to the RAC, with more than eight in 10 motorists saying they regularly see drivers breaking the limit ‘excessively’. […] The post Breaking the speed limit becoming commonplace first appeared on Bodyshop Magazine.

Most drivers see speed limits merely as ‘targets’, report finds

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