UK Speeding

The Department for Transport today published National Statistics of vehicle speeds in Great Britain in 2005. These statistics relate to the speeds at which drivers choose to drive in free-flow conditions generally across the road network. The latest figures show that the proportion of motorists exceeding the speed limit in 2005 changed very little from 2004 although driving in excess of the speed limit remains at a high level on all types of road......

On roads with 30 mph limits (built-up)

On roads with a 30 mph speed limit 50 per cent of cars exceeded that limit in 2005 compared with 53 per cent in 2004; 21 per cent travelled faster than 35 mph, compared with 22 per cent in 2004......

On roads with 40 mph limits (built-up)

On 40 mph roads 25 per cent of cars exceeded the limit, with 9 per cent exceeding 45 mph, a reduction from the 27 and 10 per cent respectively recorded in the last three years (2002 - 2004)......

On other roads (non-built-up)

More than half the cars on motorways and 48 per cent of cars on dual carriageways travelled faster than the speed limit; 19 per cent were travelling faster than 80 mph on motorways, and 13 per cent on dual carriageways.....

VEHICLE SPEEDS IN GREAT BRITAIN: 2005

Painful number crunching.