A little more than half of Colorado teenagers admitted to sending or receiving text messages while driving when surveyed online by AAA Colorado over 30 days earlier this fall, the automobile club said Tuesday.
The drivers believe they are technically speeding according to the rule of law, the report concludes, but not in a way that endangers either themselves or others - even though they are quick to condemn other speeders as dangerous. “People don’t see themselves as the problem, they see others as the problem - I’m OK and you’re the bad guy,” said Raynald Marchand, the general manager of programs for the Canada Safety Council.
Study: Majority of Canadians admit to speeding but likely underestimate how much
The speed limit for motorways in the UK could go up without causing an increased risk to drivers, it has been claimed. According to the Association of British Drivers (ABD), authorities should not consider speeding to be a major factor in road collisions.
After clocks are turned back this weekend, pedestrians walking during the evening rush hour are nearly three times more likely to be struck and killed by cars than before the time change, two scientists calculate.
