This statistic shows the percentage of vehicles which exceeded the stipulated speed limits on roads with free flowing traffic in Great Britain in the year 2017, on an hourly basis. In the year 2017, cars plying 20 mile-per-hour speed limit roads were observed to exceeded the speed limit most frequently.
Share of cars exceeding the speed limit by hour of day in free flowing traffic in Great Britain (GB) in 2017 (in percent)
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Department for Transport (UK). (November 5, 2018). Share of cars exceeding the speed limit by hour of day in free flowing traffic in Great Britain (GB) in 2017 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633278/gb-share-of-cars-exceeding-speed-limit-by-hour-of-day/
Department for Transport (UK). "Share of cars exceeding the speed limit by hour of day in free flowing traffic in Great Britain (GB) in 2017 (in percent) ." Chart. November 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633278/gb-share-of-cars-exceeding-speed-limit-by-hour-of-day/
Department for Transport (UK). (2018). Share of cars exceeding the speed limit by hour of day in free flowing traffic in Great Britain (GB) in 2017 (in percent) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633278/gb-share-of-cars-exceeding-speed-limit-by-hour-of-day/
Department for Transport (UK). "Share of Cars Exceeding The Speed Limit by Hour of Day in Free Flowing Traffic in Great Britain (Gb) in 2017 (in Percent) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633278/gb-share-of-cars-exceeding-speed-limit-by-hour-of-day/
Department for Transport (UK), Share of cars exceeding the speed limit by hour of day in free flowing traffic in Great Britain (GB) in 2017 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633278/gb-share-of-cars-exceeding-speed-limit-by-hour-of-day/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Share of cars exceeding the speed limit by hour of day in free flowing traffic in Great Britain (GB) in 2017 (in percent) [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), November 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633278/gb-share-of-cars-exceeding-speed-limit-by-hour-of-day/