REDUCTION OF THE 110 KM/H SPEED LIMIT TO 90 KM/H DURING SUMMER 1989. EFFECTS ON PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS, INJURED AND SPEEDS

SAENKNING AV HASTIGHETSGRAENSEN 110 KM/H TILL 90 KM/H SOMMAREN 1989. EFFEKTER PA PERSONSKADEOLYCKOR, TRAFIKSKADADE OCH HASTIGHETER

The effect of the reduced speed limit during summer l989 was analyzed. The reduction in the 110 km/h during summer l989 on 5500 km of roads led to lower speeds than in l988 not only on the road sections involved but also on other main roads. Summing up, the traffic safety situation on rural roads during summer 1989 improved in relation to the corresponding period in 1988. As expected, the improvement was greatest on those roads where the speed limit was reduced from 110 km/h to 90 km/h, particularly on motorways. The reduction in speed was also greatest on motorways.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Nilsson, G
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Injuries; Rural highways; Speed limits; Studies; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Traffic speed
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Old TRIS Terms: Speed studies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00602814
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: VTI-358, HS-041 280
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1996 12:00AM