California drivers admit to regularly driving 10 mph over speed limit

Key Points:

• A new AAA study reveals that most California drivers routinely exceed speed limits, with many considering driving 10 mph over the limit as normal behavior.
• One in three drivers admit to ignoring speed limits because they believe others do the same, and 35% classify themselves as occasional speeders, higher than the national average of 30%.
• Drivers justify speeding to save time, with 28% citing the need to get around slow drivers, 24% to avoid holding up traffic, and 24% to reach destinations faster.
• Despite frequent speeding, 85% of California drivers support increased police presence in high crash areas, and 54% back advisory Intelligent Speed Assistance technology, though fewer support automated speed restrictions or speed bumps.
• Fatal car accidents remain a serious issue in California, with over 4,000 deaths in 2023 and Interstate 5 identified as the deadliest highway for weekend drivers nationwide based on recent data.