Title: SPEED AND TRAFFIC SAFETY. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP "RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH", KONINKLIJK CONSERVATORIUM, THE HAGUE, 19 NOVEMBER 1986
Abstract: The three components forming the road transport system, the road, the vehicle and the driver, together have a speed potential which is higher than the highest speed limits and of course considerably higher than the lowest limits in urban areas. While car drivers in general accept speed restrictions, the actual level accepted varies among them. The most significant factor is perhaps not the speed limit itself, but the gradual increase in speeds of road traffic. To a certain extent, this increase is the result of usually fast driving. The larger the number of motorways and dual carriageways with high speed limits, the more widespread is the habit of driving fast. High speeds on such roads influence speeds and behaviour on normal two-lane roads and streets with lower speed limits. Another problem is the extent of speed surveillance. The surveillance problem must be solved with automatic methods, progressive penalties and confiscation of driving licence for serious speed offences. The responsibility for vehicle speeds must rest with the vehicle owner, regardless of who is driving the vehicle. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 809367. (TRRL)
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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