Speeding — A PEMCO Survey

PEMCO surveyed drivers in the Seattle, Washington metro area and in the Spokane, Washington metro area, and the Portland, Oregon metro area. The topic — speeding. They asked some interesting questions of the respondents and found 59% admitting that they exceed the speed limit “occasionally.”

And most often they speed because everyone else is speeding. As good a reason as any, we suppose.

The survey looked at speeding from a number of other ways including what’s happening with speed in residential areas. Though the survey was done only in Oregon and Washington cities, we suspect the answers would be pretty close no matter who is surveyed or where they live.

Here’s the breakdown. We haven’t quoted the questions verbatim but instead chose to paraphrase.

Question 1: How often do you find yourself driving over the speed limit?

Often

Overall — 22%

Portland — 21%

Seattle — 27%

Spokane — 19%

Sometimes

Overall — 37%

Portland — 35%

Seattle — 36%

Spokane — 38%

Rarely

Overall — 30%

Portland — 33%

Seattle — 27%

Spokane — 30%

Never

Overall — 11%

Portland — 11%

Seattle — 10%

Spokane — 13%

Question 2: When you find yourself speeding, how many miles per hour do you allow yourself to go before slowing down?

1-4 miles per hour

Overall — 34%

Portland — 33%

Seattle — 31%

Spokane — 40%

5-9 miles per hour

Overall — 47%

Portland — 49%

Seattle — 45%

Spokane — 47%

10-14 miles per hour

Overall — 14%

Portland — 14%

Seattle — 16%

Spokane — 11%

15-20 miles per hour

Overall — 3%

Portland — 3%

Seattle — 6%

Spokane — 2%

21 miles per hour or more

Overall — 2%

Portland — 2%

Seattle — 2%

Spokane — 2%

Question 3: Why are you speeding when you speed?

Everyone else is speeding

Overall — 66%

Portland — 70%

Seattle — 63%

Spokane — 65%

Not paying attention

Overall — 22%

Portland — 17%

Seattle — 25%

Spokane — 25%

Chose to go faster

Overall — 5%

Portland — 7%

Seattle — 4%

Spokane — 4%

Won't get caught

Overall — 5%

Portland — 5%

Seattle — 6%

Spokane — 3%

Can afford the consequences of getting caught speeding

Overall — 1%

Portland — 1%

Seattle — 1%

Spokane — 1%

Question 4: Is there a "buffer speed" where — even if clocked by a police officer — you won't get ticketed?

Yes

Overall — 72%

Portland — 71%

Seattle — 73%

Spokane — 72%

No

Overall — 28%

Portland — 29%

Seattle — 28%

Spokane — 28%

Question 5: What is the "buffer speed" on a freeway?

1-4 miles per hour over the speed limit

Overall — 35%

Portland — 26%

Seattle — 35%

Spokane — 44%

5-9 miles per hour over the speed limit

Overall — 53%

Portland — 57%

Seattle — 53%

Spokane — 47%

10-14 miles per hour over the speed limit

Overall — 10%

Portland — 15%

Seattle — 9%

Spokane — 7%

15 miles or more per hour over the speed limit

Overall — 2%

Portland — 1%

Seattle — 3%

Spokane — 2%

Question 6: If you speed more often, why do you speed?

Less congestion

Overall — 42%

Portland — 37%

Seattle — 47%

Spokane — 36%

Less likely to be pulled over

Overall — 40%

Portland — 48%

Seattle — 33%

Spokane — 47%

In a hurry

Overall — 9%

Portland — 7%

Seattle — 6%

Spokane — 6%

Don't care about the consequences

Overall — 6%

Portland — 7%

Seattle — 6%

Spokane — 6%

Question 7: If you speed less often than others, why is that?

In less of a hurry

Overall — 28%

Portland — 33%

Seattle — 28%

Spokane — 27%

Care more about the consequences

Overall — 27%

Portland — 15%

Seattle — 28%

Spokane — 38%

More likely to be pulled over

Overall — 17%

Portland — 15%

Seattle — 18%

Spokane — 18%

More traffic congestion

Overall — 15%

Portland — 22%

Seattle — 18%

Spokane — 8%

Question 8: What do you think the speed limit should be on residential streets?

15 miles per hour

Overall — 19%

Portland — 19%

Seattle — 18%

Spokane — 20%

20 miles per hour

Overall — 30%

Portland — 31%

Seattle — 29%

Spokane — 28%

25 miles per hour

Overall — 38%

Portland — 40%

Seattle — 35%

Spokane — 40%

30 miles per hour

Overall — 10%

Portland — 6%

Seattle — 13%

Spokane — 9%

35 miles per hour or over

Overall — 3%

Portland — 3%

Seattle — 3%

Spokane — 2%

Question 9: Do you obey the speed limit set in a residential area when you drive through one?

Often

Overall — 80%

Portland — 85%

Seattle — 75%

Spokane — 80%

Sometimes

Overall — 15%

Portland — 12%

Seattle — 20%

Spokane — 14%

Rarely

Overall — 3%

Portland — 2%

Seattle — 4%

Spokane — 5%

Never

Overall — 1%

Portland — 1%

Seattle — 1%

Spokane — 2%

Question 10: Do you see others driving the speed limit in a residential neighborhood?

Often

Overall — 30%

Portland — 27%

Seattle — 29%

Spokane — 33%

Sometimes

Overall — 50%

Portland — 52%

Seattle — 50%

Spokane — 48%

Rarely

Overall — 17%

Portland — 17%

Seattle — 15%

Spokane — 16%

Never

Overall — 3%

Portland — 3%

Seattle — 5%

Spokane — 2%

Question 11: What do you think is the most effective way to get people to drive the speed limit in a residential area?

Traffic circles or speed bumps

Overall — 41%

Portland — 46%

Seattle — 40%

Spokane — 37%

Signs or cones

Overall — 40%

Portland — 37%

Seattle — 39%

Spokane — 45%

Gesture to them *** Editor's note: the "gesture" or "gestures" weren't defined.

Overall — 14%

Portland — 11%

Seattle — 18%

Spokane — 13%

Source link: PEMCO — https://bit.ly/3HrGXgp