Sustainably safe traffic
Road safety is about preventing traffic accidents as much as possible while limiting their severity as much as possible. When designing the roads, the aim is to design the road according to the characteristics of Sustainable Safety. The roads are divided into access roads and residential access roads. This division is included in the 2016 Traffic Plan adopted by the City Council.
Access roads are primarily aimed at opening up areas. Important features of this type of roads are:
- Speed limit 50 or 70 km/h (inside built-up areas)
- Preferably asphalt pavement
- Priority intersections/roads
- Lane separation by median strip or median axis
- Separate bike lanes or bike lanes
- Safe crosswalks
- In principle, no speed bumps
Residential access roads are primarily oriented to the residential function. Important characteristics of this type of roads are:
- Speed limit 30 km/h (within built-up areas).
- Equivalent crosses
- Preferably clinker paving
- No separated traffic types; and thus no axle stripes and bike lane/bike lane markings
- Speed bumps possible. The application of the number of speed inhibitors should take into account the approach times of emergency and emergency services.