New Brake Survey Shows High Number Of Drivers Breaking The Law

Specialist serious injury lawyers at Irwin Mitchell have reacted to a ‘worrying’ new survey from Brake and Direct Line that suggests more than 25% of drivers speed in areas designed to keep children safe.

The firms’ road safety specialists feel the survey shows that “far too many motorists are running a serious risk of causing a life-changing injury at a time when they should be adopting a safety first approach when driving near schools.”

Brake’s survey shows that 40% of drivers admit they sometimes travel at 30mph or more where there is a limit of 20mph. 26% of drivers say they do this at least once a month and 21% admit to driving much faster than the 20mph speed limit on a weekly basis.

20mph zones and areas are in the vicinity of schools and homes where many children will be regularly walking and cycling.

Irwin Mitchell have been running their #SaferJourneys campaign for over a year with the aim of reducing the number of accidents on the road through a joined-up and sensible approach to safety.

Serious injury and road safety specialist Claire Newstead, supports Brake’s campaign to raise awareness and feels it’s vital that motorists stay safe and stick to the limits.