Three quarters of drivers speed, undeterred by cameras, survey shows

Almost three-quarters of UK drivers admit to regularly speeding, confident that they won't be detected by the current network of fixed speed cameras, according to a survey by The Co-operative Insurance.

Some 19 per cent of drivers confessed to speeding at least once a day. A further 23 per cent said that they speed a couple of times a week. Only 27 per cent of those questioned said they never break the limit.

Speeding is one of the biggest problems on the roads in the UK. In the year to the end of March, 244,770 people were killed or injured on the roads, almost 10 per cent of them children, Government figures show. Surprisingly, about three-quarters of those questioned by The Co-operative Insurance said they worry about the dangers of others driving too fast - the same number who themselves admit to speeding.

David Neave, Director of General Insurance at The Co-operative Insurance, said: "The frenetic pace of life today means that speeding has become endemic in British society. People often don't think about the dangers of driving a few miles an hour over the limit. But that can mean the difference between having a safe journey or a collision, and whether you survive or not."

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