The average speeds at which police clocked drivers were higher on weekends when one of the films in the series had been released REX FEATURESThe Fast and the Furious films are making cinema-goers fast — and police furious. Researchers have found that in the weekend after the popular street-racing movies open in cinemas, speeding becomes worse. While the number of tickets issued by police remains the same, the speed clocked up by those who receive them rises significantly, a study found. The number of drivers caught at extreme speeds of more than 40mph above the limit doubled, and these were clustered around cinemas. The films have grossed £3.6 billion worldwide, and the new US research means that they may also be a rare example of movies…

Source: The Times February 06, 2018 00:02 UTC