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In my city (Tampere, Finland, pop. ~260,000) the annual number of traffic accidents leading to injury has halved since 2010. A big driver has been the decision
by Sharlin 1y ago
In my city (Tampere, Finland, pop. ~260,000) the annual number of traffic accidents leading to injury has halved since 2010. A big driver has been the decision in 2015 to lower the speed limits on all local streets from 40km/h (25 mi/h) to 30 km/h (~20 mi/h), with appropriate traffic calming measures implemented where necessary. (Industrial zones are exempt.)
A map link showing the current state:
https://kartat.tampere.fi/oskari?zoomLevel=7&coord=327979.56718540326_6820416.5703343395&mapLayers=1918+100+raster,2787+100+&uuid=0ee42977-540a-42e6-9107-bc9767d00fac&noSavedState=true&showIntro=false https://kartat.tampere.fi/oskari?zoomLevel=7&coord=327979.56...
- asimovDev 1y agoI hope the traffic calming measure is the speed display that shows a sad face when you are speeding.
- Sharlin 1y agoWell, there are a couple of those. But mainly we’re talking about the basic things: narrowing lanes, speed bumps, raised zebra crossings, preventing through traffic, rebuilding intersections as roundabouts and so on. The key points to preventing speeding are * reducing drivers' perceived safety, and * making it more uncomfortable for the drivers to speed.
- fransje26 1y agoThat's an area surrounded by a lot of water! TIL that Nokia originated in Tampere. Thank you for the information sharing!
- Sharlin 1y agoA lot of water indeed, and it’s not even considered a part of what’s called the Finnish Lakeland proper! [1] And yep, Nokia is literally the name of the town it originates from. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Lakeland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Lakeland