Statistics published today by the U.K. Department for Transport (DfT) show that in 2022 85% of the car drivers in Great Britain broke the law by driving faster than the speed limit in 20mph zones. On roads with a 30mph maximum, 50% of car drivers broke the law, reveals the annual DfT report on speed limit compliance.
The measurements are based on speed data from a sample of Automatic Traffic Counters (ATCs) around the country. These exclude locations where external factors might restrict driver behavior, such as at junctions, on hills, beside sharp bends or where speed cameras are visible, says the DfT report.
There’s a road here that’s relatively modern as roads go… it was built when I was a child to take traffic out of the centre. It’s wide, straight and has no houses or anything along it that would attract pedestrians. It was clearly designed and built as a bypass.
The council recently made it 20… I’m still scratching my head (a) why and (b) whether they really expect anyone to take any notice.
But then they’ll leave a road as 30 and cover it with speed bumps… including the main route to the motorway…