DorsetSpeedEvidence before enforcement
Road safety · Britain · An evidence-led examination

Are our roads getting safer — or are we simply enforcing more?

Speed cameras, lower limits and millions of penalties. How much difference are they making to deaths and serious injuries on Britain's roads?

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More enforcement. Lower limits. Where is the road safety revolution?

Explore long-term killed-or-seriously-injured trends alongside speeding enforcement, the fraction of collisions involving speed, and the costs and benefits that policy should consider.

The article includes interactive charts, adjustable calculations, sources and methodology — and distinguishes measured facts from illustrative assumptions.

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Road casualtiesLong-term killed-or-seriously-injured trends
EnforcementSpeeding penalties and course statistics
ProportionalityAssessing benefits, costs and alternatives
The analysis examines the evidence and its limitations. Correlation alone does not establish causation, and illustrative calculations are not measurements of a particular road or scheme.