A BBC article ( www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52370352 ) reports that
Recent incidents across the UK include:
Seven people were killed in crashes in London since 20 March - including three motorbike riders and a cyclist
Gloucestershire Police said two people had been killed in separate crashes. It also recorded one motorist at 74mph in a 30mph limit and another at speeds of up to 122mph on the M5
GMP said it had caught more than 6,200 drivers breaking speed limits since lockdown began on 23 March. The force recorded a driver doing 115mph on a 40mph road and one reaching speeds of 129mph on the M62
A man was recorded above 130mph on the A90 between Peterhead and Ellon, Aberdeenshire, on 12 April.
A driver was stopped in Sudbury, Suffolk, travelling at 80mph in a 30mph limit with no insurance and no driving licence
Speeding has doubled on Lincolnshire's roads under the lockdown despite a reduction in the amount of traffic by two thirds, police said
While it's irresponsible of people, I doubt the numbers come close to "normal" times. I suppose people are being opportunistic what with the less busy roads.
Having only driven about 12 miles since the start of the crisis I've not seen any myself though I do cross a bridge over the A329M on one of my daily walk routes and some cars seem to be going pretty quickly. (I could also guess that the amount of cars as a proportion of all traffic is increasing but that's based on 30 second observations every few days sp hardly scientific!!)
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