Samenvatting
The Safety Department of Rijkswaterstaat commissioned SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research to carry out a pilot study into driving speeds in a medium-sized municipality in the Netherlands (See also IRRD 859307). This paper describes the design of the study, and measurements using radar and pneumatic tubes carried out on different arterial roads in the municipality of Ede. The results of most measurements show that speed limits were greatly exceeded. On average, an increase in the number of offenders who exceed the speed limits appeared to be related to the road type. The paper also contains a short theoretical consideration on speed and lack of traffic safety.