Social Context of Speed Behaviour

9 SOCIAL CONTEXT OF SPEED BEHAVIOUR 9.9.1 Dai tv Risk Taking 

Helen Wells is a criminologist in the United Kingdom who specialises in the everyday crimes of the law abiding. In an excellent recent book she has interpreted the controversy around speed enforcement via the widespread use of speed cameras 

Eliminating Serious Injury and Death from Road Transport 

Australian data from on-road measurements report that at least 80% of vehicles travelling over the speed limit do so by less than 10 km/h, with only 1% more than 20 km/h over the limit. Survey data reveal that about one-third to one-half of drivers report that low-level speeding is unacceptable, despite nearly 90% admitting doing soF  

A recent survey of Australian drivers reported that it is common for drivers to think that other drivers who drive faster than they do are a safety threat but they mostly see their own driving as being under control and therefore safe enough. 2io 

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