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Long distances Low traffic volumes

Swedish Speed Management Adaption of speed limits to the road standard 2014 - 2025 2013-10-17 Lars Ekman, Swedish Transport Administration. Long term objectives safe roads…. Below AADT 25000 Over variable speed limits. Long distances Low traffic volumes.

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Long distances Low traffic volumes

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  1. Swedish Speed Management Adaption of speed limits to the road standard 2014 - 20252013-10-17Lars Ekman, Swedish Transport Administration

  2. Long term objectives safe roads…. Below AADT 25000 Over variable speed limits Long distances Low traffic volumes

  3. Long term ambition for the adaption of speed limits to road standards Roads without median barrier with more than 2.000 vehicles/day must have a speed limit of maximum 80 km/h. Measures for higher speed limits shall be taken along roads particularly important for work trips and freight transports. The mix of new speed limits must not result in increased CO2-emissions or an overrun of limits for air quality or traffic noise.

  4. CO2

  5. Proposals to improve clarity/simplicity • STA already decided only to use 80, 100 and 120 in investment projects • 50, 70 and 90 proposed to be taken away - to improve clarity/simplicity - not needed due to crash violence principles - major safety and level-of-service advantages - minor environmental advantages combined with investments • 110 to be kept - many ”low standard” 110 motorway projects in the investment plan - very hard to decrease due to acceptance - very hard to increase due to environmental reasons

  6. Estimated effects of new speed limits in Sweden at year 2025 • Accessibility • 2 million fewer vehicle hours/year for passenger cars along 1.200 km state roads, due to change of speed limit from 90 to 100 km/h. • 4 million more vehicle hours/year for passenger cars along 3.700 km state roads, due to change of speed limit from 90 to 80 km/h on roads with more than 2000 vehicles/day. • No change of speed limit 90 and 100 km/h along 7.700 km state roads without median barrier and with less than 2.000 vehicles/day. • Road safety • 20 fewer killed per year. • 60 fewer severely injured persons per year. • Environment • 14 000 fewer tonnes CO2-emission per year.

  7. Speed cameras - or, as we call them in Sweden – Road safety cameras

  8. ATK systemet

  9. This is a life saver! The purpose is not to nail as many as possible The purpose is to lower the average speed for safety reasons • 7 of 10 are positive • 78 % know that they are located on high risk roads • 45 % have changed opinion • 92 % know that the aim is to save life

  10. Percentage of speeding, at cameras %

  11. The plan period 2014 - 2025 • New cameras • Main criterion: Busy roads and intersections with low safety standard • State roads: In principle at “all” roads with 80 and 90 km/h without median barrier and with more than 2.000 vehicles/day • Municipality roads: Low safety standard and/or with an overrun of limits for air quality or traffic noice • No cameras • Roads with median barriers • High safety standard • Good compliance with speed limits

  12. Speed management • In theory rather straight forward • But in reality a rather complex issue Thanks Lars.Ekman@trafikverket.se

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