SPEED CONTROL PROJECT N216, PERIOD UNDER EVALUATION: 1993-1995

This paper reports on a speed control project undertaken in 1992 on the N216 provincial road in The Netherlands, between Schoonhoven and Gorinchem. The paper presents the results of the evaluation period from 1993-1995. The following was concluded from the project: (1) a high level of traffic speed monitoring, combined with dynamic changeable message information signs, leads to a low percentage of traffic violations; (2) no higher than an 80 kph speed limit should be maintained on provincial roads - maintaining this speed limit led to an 80% reduction of bodily injury accidents; (3) a lower speed limit is crucial for intersections - 80 kph is too fast for intersections.

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  Delft University Press

  11 Mijnbouwplein
  Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Fortuijn, L
• Conference:
  • Second World Congress on Safety of Transportation: Imbalance between Growth and Safety?
  • Location: Delft, the Netherlands
  • Date: 1998-2-18 to 1998-2-20
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 448-456

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Injuries; Intersections; Roads; Speed control; Speed limits; Surveillance; Traffic control; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Traffic violations; Variable message signs
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00793843
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9040718520
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 6 2000 12:00AM