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Germany is debating again a speed limit on autobahn system but is that really help and what happens to the highway deaths in Europe Get More data journalism and data visualisations data the Guardian.
Germany should introduce a permanent speed limit of the Autobahn network and this will affect the number of deaths Photograph Andreas Stirnberg Getty Images.
Again the debate on the German autobahn should have a speed limit resurfaced the challenger of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Peer Steinbrück attempted to end a debate triggered by a Social Democratic colleague on the advisability of fixing speed limits on German motorways.
The president of the party was quoted on Wednesday as saying 75 mph 120 kph limit autobahn would be logical because statistics suggest that reduce serious accidents, according to Associated Press AP.
Stretches of highway, most famously referenced by Top Gear, currently have no speed limit although the advisory limit is 81 mph The autobahn system, with a total length of 12845 km, has often been the subject of a debate in the past and is a catalyst warranty for road safety groups, environmentalists and policy.
But speed limits affect the number of deaths on the highways A 2008 report by the European Transport Safety Council ETSC found that of the 645 traffic fatalities in Germany in 2006, 67 occurred on the sections motorway without limits and 33 on the sections with a permanent limit the fact that 33 of the German motorways have a permanent limit and 67 have either a temporary or limited means these figures, at first glance, show that having a speed limit not the number of fatal accidents on motorways ETSC But as noted this similarity percentages do not take into account traffic volumes on the different sections.
The relationship between the accident rate and the road has been widely studied and is very clear, the higher the speed, the greater the likelihood of a collision and the severity of accidents.
The relationship between speed and the increasing number of deaths and injuries led to writing the interesting academic research on the power model designed by Rune Elvik, of the Institute of Transport Economics of Peter Walker Norway explains that ideas it can offer.
Using the most widely accepted statistical model developed by a set of data using 100 Norwegian university studies in over a dozen countries, an increase in average speeds of just 3mph a typical change up 10 mph might cause more than 25 additional deaths per year on motorways and over 100 serious injuries.
But of course, the countries differ not only in their level of conduct, but the total length of the highway, the average flows of vehicles, location ie many use the German autobahn to cross into other countries and their infrastructure global transportation.
For many victims of RR countries represent the largest proportion of road deaths Rural roads have killed five times as highways in Germany between 2007-9, representing 60 dead in the road, against 12 for highways.
A 1991 case study used in the ratio of ETSC illustrates the results of the introduction of a speed limit a speed limit 130 km was introduced over a 167 km section of the A61 Rheinland-Pfalz combined with a overtaking heavyweight, the result of these two measures was 30 reduction in fatal and serious injury accidents.
Professor Benjamin Heydecker the head of the Center for Transport Studies at University College London also found that during the 45 years since the current limit of the highway speed of 70 mph was implemented, the risk accident of traffic fatalities per vehicle-km of travel has fallen to less than 1 13 what it was but as Heydecker explains in his article for the London School of Economics LSE, the roads have become safer over this time due to various factors, including road and vehicle development, not only the introduction of the speed limit.
In their 2008 report, the ETSC was firm and clear in their general conclusion.
Empirical data indicate that all speed limits Proceedings on German motorways caused very significant reductions in casualties.
Do you think the speed limit should be introduced on the German autobahn What are the other factors that we could watch and is there another way to reduce highway deaths in the comment thread below.
Percentage share of road deaths by road type, average 2007-2009.
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