Earn money by not driving too fast
Make money by adhering to the rules instead of paying fines by not doing so. It seems like the opposite world, but the province of Utrecht thinks it is a nice concept. It hopes to improve road safety in the village of Elst by offering a financial reward for those who do not drive too fast.
Utrecht has installed a so-called savings pole on Elsterstraatweg in Elst. The goal: to improve road safety by reducing the number of cars that drive too fast. The screen of the savings bank not only shows the measured speed, but also an amount of money. About 1 cent is added every time someone adheres to the maximum speed of 30 km/h. The pole remains in place for eight weeks. As a driver, it doesn’t make you any richer. The money raised by the pole – which will remain in place for eight weeks – will be paid out by the province to the action group Safe through Elst, which is committed to improving road safety in the village.
According to a spokesperson for deputy André van Schie (mobility, VVD), adjusting the road design is very difficult to realize “given the limited space”. Then the province would have to buy front gardens or even buildings on the road. In the short term, the province is considering installing (additional) traffic signs and renewing the markings. In the first three months of this year, almost 580,000 cars and trucks drove on the provincial road through Elst. Barely 15 percent of these remained below the permitted speed, as can be concluded from measurement data. More than 50 percent drove faster than 40 kilometers per hour.
A so-called Savings Post was previously installed in Amsterdam.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl