Turning residential areas into 30-km/h zones is one of the 24 agreements in the “Startprogramma Duurzaam Veilig” <Sustained Safety Start-up Programme> (SDV) covenant of December 1997. As the places where traffic accidents occur in the living environment are extremely widespread, this necessitates a neighbourhood-wide approach. The objective of instituting 30-km/h zones is to limit the adverse effects of motorised traffic in the living environment. The exclusion of through-traffic and the imposition of a low speed limit on local traffic achieve the following goals: • Improving traffic safety; • Improving liveability; • Protecting the environment. Despite the provision of manuals, the realisation of the zones has led to (unnecessary) delays, diverging solutions and extra costs. The road maintenance authorities therefore need practical examples and experience with the simple organisation (Author/publisher) For the complete (Dutch) report see: http://www.rws-avv.nl/pls/portal30/docs/9216.PDF
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