An interesting article from TRL about speed 😦 and Covid 🙂
with an good example from the Isle of Man
Unfortunately, it looks like some people are engaging in some particularly dangerous driving behaviour, putting themselves and key workers on the roads at risk in doing so. However, creating an impression that many people are taking advantage of the quieter roads and speeding may risk contributing to a misperception of the social norm in the majority of drivers, and that could encourage some people to take more risks with their speed.
Additional trauma from speeding and other dangerous activities diminishes our health service’s capacity to cope in the current crisis. Therefore, police should maintain visible and steady levels of speeding enforcement as much as possible. Giving the message that low‑level speeding doesn’t matter may have undesirable consequences. At this unprecedented time, we should take heed of the proactive actions.
whole TRL post
