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Received 07.10.2022

Revised 19.03.2023

Accepted 30.03.2023

Retrieved from Vol. 27, No. 1, 2023

Pages 335 -347

Yanishevskyi, S., Bilonoh, O., & Korchevskaya, А. (2023). Limiting the speed of vehicles in cities to increase the safety of vulnerable road users. The National Transport University Bulletin, 27(1), 335-347. https://doi.org/10.33744/2308-6645-2023-1-55-335-347

Limiting the speed of vehicles in cities to increase the safety of vulnerable road users

Serhii Yanishevskyi Oksana Bilonoh А. Korchevskaya

Road traffic safety is one of the main criteria for evaluating the functioning of any transport system and ensuring the mobility of the population. In recent years, about half of all traffic accidents with victims in Ukraine occur with the participation of vulnerable road users. Of particular concern is the high mortality rate among pedestrians, which is significantly higher than in European countries. Since the speed of movement is one of the key factors of road safety, the problem of finding effective ways of managing it to reduce the potential risks of mobility of vulnerable road users is relevant and socially significant. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the feasibility of introducing differentiated vehicle speed limits in the cities of Ukraine from the point of view of the possibility of their application to increase safety of vulnerable road users. Reducing vehicle speed is one of the most effective ways to improve the conditions of movement of vulnerable road users, as it is a key factor not only in the risk of road accidents, but also in the severity of the consequences of such accidents. Therefore, along with measures to reduce the probability of contact, it is also necessary to control the speed of transport. The engineering and technical approach to such management involves speed limits, primarily regulation of maximum values and traffic calming, as well as psychological measures. Currently, Ukraine has two permanent maximum speed limits in cities: a total of 50 km/h and 20 km/h for pedestrian zones. At same time, there are no clear recommendations regarding specific indicators of this speed limit on certain sections of city streets. Therefore, in order to determine the differentiated maximum speed values in the cities of Ukraine, the recommendations for the selection of such restrictions were considered according to the NACTO studies. Based on the application of the methodology of joint assessment of the conflict density and the level of activity in certain typical areas for the cities of Ukraine, recommendations are proposed for choosing differentiated maximum speed limits for vehicles in the range from 30 to 60 km/h. The implementation of such restrictions involves the complex application of various management methods and appropriate measures.

 

road traffic; vulnerable road users; safety; mobility; vehicles; management; speed; limit; differentiation
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https://doi.org/10.33744/2308-6645-2023-1-55-335-347