Perhaps it's best to avoid trying to duck under barriers

A study by British Transport Police has found that middle aged women are more likely than boy racers to jump red lights and attempt to duck under barriers as they lower.

The study came about after the British Transport Police sent out a marked van to observe 43 crossings across south east England; which led to the prosecution of 1,131 motorists.

Women aged 50 to 65 were responsible for 27 per cent of these offences and men of the same age were responsible for 19 per cent. Whilst middle aged drivers were accountable for almost half of these incidents it might surprise you to find that male drivers aged 17 to 25 accounted for only 8 per cent of them and drivers of over 65 just 2 per cent.

So a word of advice for all you motorists out there; it is probably not the greatest idea to attempt to achieve any of these challenges, the BTP van might just be watching…

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