F&I Management & Training

SPEEDING causes three times as many accidents as drink-driving but has become socially acceptable, according to the RAC, with 51% of the UK’s drivers admitting to driving above speed limits.With just one sixth (16%) of motorists having been convicted of speeding in the last five years, the figures from the RAC’s 2007 Report on Motoring highlight a gap between the high numbers of drivers speeding and the low numbers of motorists convicted.Consequently a fifth of the nation’s drivers believe they won’t get caught if they commit motoring offences. One in seven even say that the benefits of breaking minor driving laws far outweigh the risks of getting caught. But nearly a quarter (23%) of motorists say they would bend driving laws less frequently if there was more chance of getting caught.

DATED: 15.11.07

FEED: HC