Rijsnelheden op 80 KM/UUR-Wegen in Nederland II. Verslag van Snelheidsmetingen in Twaalf Geografisch Gespreide Gebieden in Nederland (Driving speeds on 80 KM/H Roads in the Netherlands II. Account of Speed Measurements in Twelve Geographic Areas in the Netherlands)
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An account is given of radar measurements of driving speeds on 80 km/h roads carried out in twelve areas in the Netherlands, in October 1990. The most important results of these measurements are as follows: (1) The average speed on 80 km/h roads in the twelve regions appeared to be 77 km/h; (2) The speed limit was exceeded by more than one third of the vehicles; (3) 15% of the vehicles drove faster than 91 km/h; (4) Great regional differences in driving speeds were found according to type of road; and (5) a considerable reduction in accident rate can be expected by lowering the 85th percentile speed to 80 km/h, assuming that Wilsson's formula can be applied to the Dutch situation. An elaboration of a design for a rural system of measuring speed is recommended.
Rijsnelheden op 80 KM/UUR-Wegen in Nederland II. Verslag van Snelheidsmetingen in Twaalf Geografisch Gespreide Gebieden in Nederland (Driving speeds on 80 KM/H Roads in the Netherlands II. Account of Speed Measurements in Twelve Geographic Areas in the Netherlands)