Transportation
Amsterdam to Cut Speed Limits 40% to Improve Road Safety
The municipality argues the lower speed limit will halve traffic noise and allow drivers to have more time to process information and respond to unexpected situations.
Photographer: Peter Boer/BloombergAmsterdam’s streets are about to get slower.
The maximum driving speed of majority of the Dutch capital’s roads will drop to 30 kilometers (less than 19 miles) per hour, down from the current 50kph from Friday. Amsterdam joins a growing crop of European cities who are instituting new efforts to improve road safety.