Driver in Greater Manchester hit 112mph in 30mph zone

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Nearly half of all UK police forces caught drivers exceeding 90mph on 30mph roads, new figures have revealed. In Greater Manchester, one motorist was clocked in a 30mph zone travelling at a staggering 112mph, according to a study carried out by the RAC.

And that speed wasn't even the highest recorded, as a driver in the south Yorkshire area was caught at 122mph. The Greater Manchester figure is the third highest in a table of UK police forces compiled as part of the study, which covered a 20-month period to the end of August last year.

The RAC, which obtained the figures, said they demonstrate “incredibly dangerous actions” by motorists and called on the Government to use its forthcoming road safety strategy to tackle “avoidable casualties” in crashes involving speeding drivers.

For 20mph roads, the top speed was logged by North Wales Police at 88mph. Roads with 20mph and 30mph limits are more likely to have a higher number of pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable groups, the RAC said.