Whether there is often speeding somewhere often has to do with whether a road invites you to do so. That is why some optical interventions are tested in Utrecht to prevent speeding offenses.
Maybe you know roads that actually seem designed for a maximum speed of 70 or 80 km / h, but where you are only allowed 50 km / h. Some roads can be too ‘inviting’ for speed riders due to their width and layout. That suspicion exists in any case in Utrecht, where an experiment is being started on the Lage Weide industrial estate. Goedopweg, a partnership of local authorities, Rijkswaterstaat and local companies, will test ‘optical illusions’ to quell speeding offenses.
Dangerous situations regularly arise on the business park because of driving too fast. Various roads in Lage Weide are straight and quite wide. That is why, for example, the axis of the Atoomweg is optically widened by applying extra lines that are far from the center. For example, the lanes become narrower and that should discourage speeders.
Furthermore, according to Traffic network at some point a series of signs placed after an intersection. These signs, each with a wider line on them, should create the illusion that each successive sign is slightly closer to the roadway. That should give the impression that the road is narrowing and thus reduce the speed. Another measure is breaking a long road. This way, the feeling that you are driving ‘towards a horizon’ disappears. That would also lead to speeding offenses. If this campaign turns out to be a success, they want to make such optical adjustments on the business park on a larger scale.
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