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?
Dear Rob, Maybe I will explain to you simply what kinetic energy is? Your driving vehicle has kinetic energy, you increase your vehicle speed, the kinetic energy of your vehicle increases. The higher the kinetic energy of the vehicle, the greater the effort required to stop the vehicle. It is important to know that kinetic energy increases exponentially; This means that if you double your vehicle speed, the kinetic energy of your vehicle increases four times. This also means that your brakes and stopping distance will also be doubled four times.
Attached photo for illustration and explanation, you may find it easy to understand
Dear Rob, Maybe I will explain to you simply what kinetic energy is? Your driving vehicle has kinetic energy, you increase your vehicle speed, the kinetic energy of your vehicle increases. The higher the kinetic energy of the vehicle, the greater the effort required to stop the vehicle. It is important to know that kinetic energy increases exponentially; This means that if you double your vehicle speed, the kinetic energy of your vehicle increases four times. This also means that your brakes and stopping distance will also be doubled four times.
Attached photo for illustration and explanation, you may find it easy to understand
