AAA Finds 54% of California Drivers Say Keeping Up With Traffic Beats Speed Limits
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Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Aug 19
AAA Finds 54% of California Drivers Say Keeping Up With Traffic Beats Speed Limits
3 articles · Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Aug 19
Summary
A AAA survey of 1,056 Californians found most drivers admit exceeding posted limits, with many treating 10 mph over as routine and one in three saying they ignore limits because others do too.
Fifty-four percent said keeping up with traffic is safer than obeying the limit, above the 49% national average, while 35% described themselves as speeding "sometimes," versus 30% nationwide.
Drivers most often cited getting around slow vehicles at 28%, avoiding holding up traffic and arriving faster at 24% each, and believing limits are set too low at 19%.
Support for enforcement still ran high: 85% backed more police in crash-prone areas, 74% favored speed cameras in high-risk zones, and 54% supported dashboard speed alerts, though only 22% wanted systems that cap speed.