Most speeding is not “reckless villain” behaviour. It’s normal people doing normal life… slightly too fast.

This Special Edition turns the UK Highway Code into a practical speed-awareness operating system you can use every day—especially when you’re late, stressed, or driving on “familiar” roads.

We cover the rules that drivers misread the most:

• The street-lighting rule: a 30 mph limit generally applies on roads with street lights (excluding motorways) unless signs show otherwise.
• National speed limit basics for cars and motorcycles: 60 mph on single carriageways, 70 mph on dual carriageways and motorways (unless signed otherwise).
• The truth about speed limits: the limit is the absolute maximum and may still be too fast for the road, traffic, weather, or night driving.

Then we translate “safe spe ...