Speed demon nation: 75% of drivers sampled were overspeeding

A speed test exercise on several key roads across Malta has found that the vast majority of vehicles were speeding over the limit established by law. 
Using a speed gun, Times of Malta took a total of 120 measurements at six locations: three arterial roads, a road construction area, a country road, and a residential street.
A total of 90 vehicles were found to be speeding, while 30 vehicles were found to be driving at or under the speed limit. A speed gun, calibrated before the exercise, was used to measure vehicle velocity. 
We took a speed gun out to Malta's roads. Video: Karl Andrew Azzopardi
Road safety is once again at the forefront of public discourse after a downward trend in traffic-related deaths was sharply reversed this year. 

While the Times of Malta exercise cannot be said to be scientific, it does provide an indication of speeding.
The readings were taken on roads with speed limits that varied between 30km/h and 80km/h. 
Speeding was more prevalent on roads with lower speed limits while roads with higher speed limits had fewer contraventions. 
In Triq Il-Pellikan, which crosses between Swieqi and San Ġwann, 18 out of 20 vehicles were being driven faster than the...