Top Tips
- Allow sufficient time for your journey… if you are in a rush the temptation is to speed… remember you WILL definitely be late if you are involved in a collision!
- Be aware of your environment… if there is street lighting you are likely to be in a 30mph limit.
- Know the limit… where there is street lighting but the limit is higher than 30 mph there will be repeater signs giving the speed limit for that stretch of road.
- Check your speedo… but don't drive with your eyes fixed on it. Most drivers have an idea of their relative speed without looking at the speedo.
- Look out for road signs… they are there to help you. There are always signs when the speed limit either increases or decreases. There may be small repeater signs on streetlamps on roads with a limit higher than 30.
- Remember to check your speed when leaving the motorway… your speed may be higher than you realise, 50mph may feel like 30mph. Some slip roads or link roads between motorways have sharp bends!
- Watch out for camera signs… these are the black and white signs featuring a camera symbol and are used nationally to indicate where safety cameras may be. This is because crashes involving death and serious injury have happened on this road.
- Don't rely on radar/GPS/laser warning devices… they may not be accurate or show the location of all cameras, remember some safety cameras are mobile. The police do not need radar/lasers to detect speeding, they can use their vehicle's calibrated speedometer or use a visual time and distance computer.
- THE SPEED LIMIT IS NOT A TARGET… just because the sign says 30 mph or 70 mph, if the road conditions are not safe then you should lower your speed accordingly.
