I will sign it in a seecond.
I deplore the little oiks who think it safe to drive fast with no regard to conditions and speed limits (let alone, it often also seems, a valid driving licence, insurance or tax) but I truly believe tw*ts like that are not Top Gear's audience.
Top Gear does feature glamourous, luxury cars but whilst on public roads often refer to speed limits. In their regular "races" (JC vs RH & JM across Europe or whatever) frequent reference is made to JC being held up by speed limits. Indeed, the Stig has been shown being pulled over by the Police for allegedly speeding (though this was almost certainly a comedy moment set-up). Only on private land, do they exceed speed limits ..... the fact they are on an airfield etc. is always made clear.
Non-viewers may also be surprised to learn that Top Gear does do safety features too, though I admit it is best known for its escapism, commaraderie and high jinks. I think most people tune in for a bit of fantasy .... to oooh and aahhh over cars they could never afford, and to be entertained. The vast majority of its viewers, if any, do not then immediately rush out and push their own cars to the limit.
The sort of irresponsible oik who does do that will probably have been too busy hot wiring someone else's car to be watching TV at all. I don't mean to diminish or belittle any concerns other people have for road safety but that is a far wider issue which needs to be tackled with proper, deterrent and punishing sentencing ..... the same as you'd get for manslaughter in many cases when people are killed (what else is getting into an uninsured car without a licence?) rather than "dangerous driving".
Were Top Gear never to appear on TV again, does anyone really believe the repulsive tw*ts who drive with no regard to anyone else would suddenly disappear ? I doubt accident statistics would alter at all.