There have been many reports of motorists using the lack of traffic on the roads during the Covid19 lockdown to flout the speed limits and now with more traffic back on the roads there is a danger that some may continue to drive at excessive speeds even after things are back to ‘normal’.
Behavioural Science in transportation (understanding the behaviour and motivations of transport users such as motorists and rail commuters etc) is a fascinating subject which plays a big part in the engineering and design of roads and their ‘furniture’ in an attempt to gently persuade drivers to modify their driving behaviour to something more appropriate.
There are many such psychological tactics in place to combat speeding but could we be doing more? What other engineering solutions could be implemented to stop excessive speeding? How do different countries tackle speeding on their roads? What could we learn from them?
It is actually possible to drive over the speed limit safely (although still illegal).
Appropriate speed, for the conditions and the vehicle, is the key.
I wouldn't want my freedom to drive my car how I want curtailed by over zealous regulation, although the death count on our roads is high when you factor in how many millions of miles are driven by millions of people in millions of cars everyday we are actually quite good at driving.
It is actually possible to drive over the speed limit safely (although still illegal).
Appropriate speed, for the conditions and the vehicle, is the key.
I wouldn't want my freedom to drive my car how I want curtailed by over zealous regulation, although the death count on our roads is high when you factor in how many millions of miles are driven by millions of people in millions of cars everyday we are actually quite good at driving.
