The speed of vehicles in Poland in 2015
Overview
Background & policy context:
The project is a part of the national road safety policy, particularly the National Road Safety Programme 2013-2020.
Objectives:
The main objective of the project was to measure speed of motor vehicles on different types of roads and to find out the number of violation the legally set speed limits as well as the spacing of vehicles.
Methodology:
The speed test of vehicles in 2015 was carried out in selected 94 measuring points
spread on the roads of various categories throughout Poland. Their location was
determined in accordance with the test requirements, on the basis of which the points were divided into 10 types. The study included national roads, including motorways and expressways as well as provincial and district roads. The measurements were conducted at each point for 24 hours, which allowed the congregate data on almost 900 000 vehicles. The measurements were carried out using the non-invasive automatic measuring devices recording the motion mode "vehicle behind the vehicle."
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