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Country Road Safety Laws!

Country roads

The facts

  • On average, three people die each day on country roads.
  • 60% of all fatalities in Great Britain occurred on rural roads in 2018.
  • The number of people killed on rural roads was more than 10 times higher than on motorways in Great Britain in 2017.
  • 10,729 people were killed or seriously injured in accidents reported to the police on rural roads in Great Britain in 2017.

    • The law

  • You must not drive faster than the speed limit for the type of road and your type of vehicle.
  • The speed limit is the absolute maximum and it doesn’t mean it’s safe to drive at this speed in all conditions.

    • Read more

  • Find out more about speed limits.

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    James Skitt
    (Staffordshire Police, PCSO, Tamworth)
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