How often do pile-ups occur in the Netherlands?

A pile-up is a road crash involving more than two and sometimes up to a hundred vehicles. The number of pile-ups in the Netherlands is unknown, since they are not registered separately.

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Traffic congestion and roadworks

Traffic congestion occurs when traffic demand exceeds road capacity, or when an incident such as a traffic crash, a vehicle breakdown occurs or Meer

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SWOV (2022). Traffic congestion and roadworks. SWOV fact sheet, May 2022. SWOV, The Hague.

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