Driver caught doing 122mph on 30mph road as UK’s shocking speed records revealed

Nearly half of UK police forces caught drivers exceeding 90mph on 30mph roads in the 20 months to the end of August last year, with the highest speed recorded at 122mph in South Yorkshire. The RAC called for the Government to address these dangerous actions in its road safety strategy, emphasizing the risk posed to pedestrians and cyclists on lower speed limit roads. Leicestershire Police recorded the fastest speed of 167mph on a 70mph stretch of the M1 motorway during the period from January 2023 to August 2024.

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