Speeding
Background
Speeding is a major factor in
serious and fatal traffic crashes. Speeding is not just
driving faster than the posted speed limit. It is also
driving too fast for the prevailing weather, light, traffic and
road conditions without full regard for the vehicle condition and
driver skills and experience.
Statistics
In 2006 speeding was a factor in
35% of fatal crashes, 16% of hospitalisation crashes and 16% of
other crashes attended by Police. In the rural areas, the Mid
West had the highest proportion of crashes related to speed
(27%). This compared to the metropolitan region where 16% of
all crashes were related to speed. Over the ten years to
2006, the proportion of serious crashes related to speed peaked in
1999 at 19%, since then it has been on the decline.
Males continue to be
over-represented as drivers/riders in speeding-related fatal
crashes in Western Australia. In 2006, 87% of the drivers and
riders involved in speeding-related fatal crashes were male, of
these over half (53%) were in the 17-24 year old age group. This is
compared to 26% of 25-39 year old males, 17% of 40-59 year old
males and 3% of males aged over 60 years.
Community Attitudes
In an ongoing survey of community
road safety attitudes, 73% of young (17-39) male drivers admit to
deliberately speeding. While most (87%) of those who
deliberately speed exceed the limit by up to 10km/h.
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