Tag : Speeding
Road Safety Week 2023: Fleet industry joins dialogue on dangers of speeding
Brake is calling on fleets and other organisations employing people who drive for work to ensure robust risk management policies are in place, with a particular … Read More »
New DfT campaign to combat winter lockdown speeding
A new THINK! campaign combating winter lockdown speeding has launched from the Department for Transport.
Speeding must become as socially unacceptable as drink driving, says IAM
Excessive speeding is now seen as acceptable on the motorway and on residential roads by many drivers – prompting renewed calls for major action.
Police force cracks down on rising post-lockdown speeding
A new road safety unit has gone live in Durham Constabulary to tackle rising levels of speeding as lockdown restrictions ease, while also taking action on … Read More »
Only 13% of drivers stick to 20mph limits
The vast majority of drivers continue to ignore 20mph speed limits despite the growing use of such ‘slow zones’ in the UK.
Speeding incidents triple during lockdown
Speeding incidents rose threefold in April as drivers took advantage of unusually low traffic levels and a sense that they would “get away with it”.
Speeding and erratic driving pose high risks post-lockdown
The easing of lockdown conditions has revealed a rise in dangerous and discourteous driving behaviour – putting drivers and fleets at higher risk as they head … Read More »
Speed Awareness more effective than fines, but only just
Drivers taking part in the National Speed Awareness Course (NSAC) are less likely to be caught speeding within three years than those who take penalty points … Read More »
Traffic convictions continue to rise
Convictions for traffic offenses in England and Wales increased in 2016, continuing a trend which began in 2014, according to IAM Roadsmart.
A fifth of trauma admissions down to road collisions
Road collisions responsible for a fifth of trauma admissions to hospitals, according to new research revealed by Brake as it calls for more action on speeding.
More than two million UK speeding tickets issued in 2016
A total of 2,293,228 speed related offences were issued by British constabularies in 2016, according to a freedom of information request by indoor go-kart firm Team Sport, which also showed that more than £17 million were accumulated by the top ten police forces combined…
Tougher fines to be introduced for most serious speeding offences
Drivers caught for the most serious speeding offences are set to face much tougher fines under new sentencing guidelines introduced following consultation.
