London Borough of Croydon

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Two-thirds of all crashes in which people are killed or injured happen on roads with a speed limit of 30mph or less. At 35mph a driver is twice as likely to kill someone as at 30mph.

Statistics show that when hit by a car -

  • at 40mph - nine out of 10 pedestrians will be killed
  • at 30mph - around 50% of pedestrians will be killed
  • at 20mph - only one out of 10 pedestrians will be killed.

Accident risk rises with the speed a driver travels. At 25% above the average speed, a driver is about six times more likely to have an accident than a driver travelling at the average speed.

At 30mph, vehicles travel 44 feet (approximately 13.4 metres) every second - about three car lengths. Even in good conditions, the difference in stopping distance between 30mph and 35mph is an extra 21 feet (approximately 6.4 metres) - more than two car lengths.

Contact Details

Contact name
Road Safety Team
Telephone
020 8760 5484
Email
road.safety@croydon.gov.uk
Address
18th Floor
Taberner House
Park Lane
Croydon
CR9 1JT

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