This statistic shows how prevalent people in the United Kingdom considered various road speeding behaviors among their acquaintances between October 2008 and July 2013. Overall, the share of respondents who knew someone who had done any of the above speeding behaviours decreased over the assessed period, although there was a peak in February 2011 when over two thirds of those surveyed said they knew someone who had driven too fast for traffic conditions.
Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think show any of the following speeding behaviors?
Characteristic
Drive too fast for conditions
Drive over the speed limit (2008)/ at 40 mph in a 30 mph speed limit area
Drive at 90 mph on motorway when no traffic
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Department for Transport (UK). (August 1, 2013). Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think show any of the following speeding behaviors? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322595/perceived-prevalence-of-speeding-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). "Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think show any of the following speeding behaviors?." Chart. August 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322595/perceived-prevalence-of-speeding-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). (2013). Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think show any of the following speeding behaviors?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322595/perceived-prevalence-of-speeding-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). "Thinking about People You Know Who Drive, How Many of Them Do You Think Show Any of The following Speeding Behaviors?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322595/perceived-prevalence-of-speeding-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think show any of the following speeding behaviors? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322595/perceived-prevalence-of-speeding-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think show any of the following speeding behaviors? [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), August 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322595/perceived-prevalence-of-speeding-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/