Speed offence detection and disposal in England and Wales
The number of drivers being detected for speeding is more than 160 times higher in some parts of England and Wales than others. In 2017-18 – the latest period for which data is available – 1,191 road users were caught speeding in Wiltshire compared with 199,337 in Avon and Somerset, 167 times more. Analysis of Home Office figures by Dr Adam Snow of Liverpool John Moores University for the RAC Foundation shows that 2,292,536 speeding offences were detected across England and Wales in 2017-18, a 4% rise on the 2,213,257 figure for the previous year (2016-17).
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Corporate Authors:
RAC Foundation
London, United Kingdom -
Authors:
- Snow, A
- Publication Date: 2019-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 14p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Driver education; Offenders; Penalties; Spatial analysis; Speeding; Statistical analysis; Traffic surveillance
- Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- ATRI Terms: Detection; Driver education; Offender; Penalty; Spatial analysis; Speeding; Statistical analysis
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01703595
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ATRI
- Created Date: Apr 30 2019 9:29AM