Know The Limit

How many of you stick to the speed limit? Well its seems thousands of motorists every year are still being caught over the limit.

The different zones are in place for both safety and environmental reasons and vary according to the type of vehicle.

Excessive speed is a significant factor in collisions and has a huge impact on the severity of injuries sustained.

If you speed, you are more likely to have a crash that results in a serious or fatal collision. Slow down - and allow for other people’s mistakes.

Be aware that:

• at 20 mph a child hit by a vehicle has a 90 per cent chance of survival - at 30 mph a child hit by a vehicle has a 50 per cent chance of survival - at 40 mph a child hit by a vehicle has a 10 per cent chance of survival