A year after the introduction of the ‘Moped on the roadway' measure in 1999 the number of crashes in urban areas involving mopeds had declined by 31%. About half of these (15%) could be attributed to the measure [13]; the other half (16%) to a decline in the total number of casualties among (light-)moped riders. In addition to a reduction in the number of crashes between moped riders and cyclists/pedestrians, the measure was also found to result in fewer crashes between mopeds and cars at intersections. Before 1999, many crashes occurred at intersections because moped riders travelled at a higher speed than expected on the cycle path and were noticed too late or not at all. To adjust the moped riders speed to the speeds travelled on the roadway, the permitted maximum speed of mopeds in urban areas was in 2008 increased from 30 to 45 km/h (on the roadway). This benefits both homogeneity (speed) and predictability.
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