Speed management and traffic calming in urban areas in Europe: a historical view.
The topic of this article is traffic planning and traffic planning methods and how they developed in Europe over three specific periods: before 1968, 1968-1979 and 1980-1990. Developments in traffic calming and speed management for some of the European countries are described by period, and each period is followed by a description of what went well and what went wrong. In conclusion, we look into the crystal ball to foretell the future on a retrospective basis.
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Danish Road Directorate, Road Standards Division, Copenhagen.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005060:Europe; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012449:Safety; D014505:Urban Population