RESULTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION ACCOMPANYING THE PILOT TRIAL OF 30 KPH LIMIT IN SIDE STREETS AND 50 KPH LIMIT IN PRIORITY STREETS

Following the success of pilot 30kph limit zones in the city of Graz, Austria, a city-wide 30kph scheme was adopted with the exception of 50kph 'priority' roads. This paper describes a study of the traffic situation before and after the implementation of the scheme. Aspects considered include a) road accidents, b) average speed, c) driver behaviour, d) changes to mode of transport, e) exhaust emissions and fuel consumption, f) traffic noise and g) public attitudes to the scheme. The speed limit was found to improve safety, reduce noise pollution but make little difference to emissions. For the covering abstract see IRRD 875078.

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• Authors:
  • Wernsperger, F
  • Sammer, G
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 27-38
• Serial:
  • TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND ROAD SAFETY. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR G HELD AT THE 23RD PTRC EUROPEAN TRANSPORT FORUM, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, SEPTEMBER 11-15 1995. VOLUME P394
  • Publisher: PTRC Education and Research Services Limited
  • ISSN: 0952-3103

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Before and after studies; Behavior; Central business districts; Conferences; Crash rates; Fuel consumption; Modal split; Noise; Pollutants; Speed; Speed limits
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 2267: Attitude (psychol); 9148: Before and after study; 9001: Behaviour; 8525: Conference; 2442: Emission; 232: Fuel consumption; 675: Modal split; 2492: Noise; 5408: Speed; 624: Speed limit; 311: Town centre
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Environment; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00719760
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-284-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 26 1996 12:00AM