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?
Hello again, Benyamin. I was just about to quote this line from the original post, but Lisa beat me to it. So can you tell us a bit more about Israeli roads? How are speed limits indicated. Is it a simple system like North America or a complicated one like the UK? Are speed limits well observed there? Are there any official guides about stopping distances or timed separation from the vehicle ahead? Are there any other measures there to try to persuade drivers to slow down, e.g. speed humps?
Hello again, Benyamin. I was just about to quote this line from the original post, but Lisa beat me to it. So can you tell us a bit more about Israeli roads? How are speed limits indicated. Is it a simple system like North America or a complicated one like the UK? Are speed limits well observed there? Are there any official guides about stopping distances or timed separation from the vehicle ahead? Are there any other measures there to try to persuade drivers to slow down, e.g. speed humps?
