Dangerous driver banned after travelling 134mph in a 60mph zone in North Yorkshire

As it gets towards winter – North Yorkshire Police have urged drivers to slow down on roads across the region – alongside sharing some harrowing data that shows that a person hit by a car travelling at 30mph has an 80 per cent survival rate, while a person hit by a car travelling at 40mph is only ten per cent.

As part of their project to slow down motorists, the police have been sharing the speeds that they have caught drivers doing on various roads in the county, as well as parts of County Durham and Teesside that border North Yorkshire.

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Within the data, the police force flagged up a driver that had been travelling 134mph in a 60mph zone – with officers disqualifying the driver for 112 days and fining them £405.

In another incident, a vehicle was travelling 120mph on the A59 (60mph zone), while another motorist was caught doing 128mph on the A19 north of Thirsk.

Here is the data that they shared:

30mph zone – 78 offences within court criteria (51mph and above) including:

• 66mph – Scarborough
• 64mph – A168 nr Northallerton
• 62mph – B1257 south of Stokesley

40mph zone – nine offences within court criteria (66mph and above) including:

• 76mph – B6479 Langcliffe – court outcome – 6 points, £559 fine and costs (speed and no insurance)
• 68mph – A64 between Malton and Scarborough

50mph zone – 43 offences within court criteria (76mph and above) including:

• 90mph – A165 nr Scarborough
• 87mph – A66 nr Scotch Corner

60mph zone – 195 offences within court criteria (86mph and above) including:

• 134mph – B1222 Stillingfleet – court outcome – 112-day Disqualification, £405 fine and costs
• 120mph – A59 nr Skipton
• 114mph – A169 between Pickering and Scarborough

70mph zone – 303 offences within court criteria (96mph and above) including:

• 128mph – A19 between Thirsk and A172
• 121mph – A64 between York and Malton
• 118mph – A64 between York and Malton – 56-day Disqualification, £946 fine and costs
• 117mph – A19 between Thirsk and A172

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