This in from the police, in their own words.
12 of the 2,000 caught speeding were on the Isle of Wight. Ed
Hampshire Constabulary supported the latest Tispol (European Traffic Police Network) speed enforcement campaign between Monday, August 17 and Sunday, August 23, 2015.
The purpose of the campaign is to enforce speed limits for all vehicles and draw greater public attention to the consequences of excessive or inappropriate speed.
The results from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight for the week of action saw a total of 1,938 vehicles detected exceeding the speed limit. Of those 403 were detected by Roads Policing Officers and the rest, 1,535, were detected by mobile or static safety cameras.
Analysis from the force’s road safety officer
Sergeant Rob Heard from Hampshire Constabulary’s Roads Policing Unit (RPU) said:
“Research from across Europe suggests speeding is the most important factor that contributes to road deaths and serious injuries These results in the space of just one week show that too many people are putting lives in danger on our roads.
“Just under 90 per cent of people caught speeding were in 30 or 40mph limits. These speed limits are in locations where there are often greater hazards and numbers of road users.
“Excessive or inappropriate speed has an appalling impact when you’re involved in a collision. The forces experienced by the human body in a collision increase exponentially as the speed increases. If you collide with a pedestrian at 30mph they have a 80 per cent chance of survival, however if you collide at 40mph then the pedestrian only has a 20 per cent chance of survival.
“Our focus on those who endanger lives on our roads is relentless through both enforcement and education. Nearly half of all those caught have will be offered a National Speed Awareness course as an alternative to prosecution. This approach is aimed at improving knowledge and attitudes to influence better behaviour on the roads.”
Breakdown of results
74 per cent of motorists caught were men
26 per cent of motorists caught were women
80 per cent of offences were committed in 30mph limit
9.7 per cent of offences were committed in 40mph limit
9.6 per cent of offences were committed in 70mph limit
0.5 per cent of offences were committed in 60mph limit
0.1 per cent of offences were committed in 20mph limit
0.1 per cent of offences were committed on other speed restrictions
48 per cent were offered referral course
4 per cent were given a verbal warning
47 per cent were given a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)
One per cent were reported for summons
80 per cent of offences were committed by car drivers
2 per cent of offences were committed by Motorcyclists
17 per cent of offences were committed by van drivers
1 per cent of offences were committed by lorry drivers
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