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Tag: Speed Limits and Speeding

World

The Dutch Love Their Bicycles. Helmets? Not So Much.

April 17, 2025Lynsey Chutel and Rosanne KropmanComments Off on The Dutch Love Their Bicycles. Helmets? Not So Much.

Cyclists comprise the highest number of road fatalities in the Netherlands. The country has introduced a campaign to promote helmets, but many cyclists are not convinced.

World

The Land of Ferrari and Lamborghini Has a New Speed Limit: 30 K.P.H.

February 8, 2024ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on The Land of Ferrari and Lamborghini Has a New Speed Limit: 30 K.P.H.

Bologna has become the first major Italian city to impose the limit on most streets, citing safety and livability. But it’s too slow for some: “A city has to move,” one cabby complained.

World

Swedish Speed Cameras Keep Getting Stolen. Is It Russia?

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022CHRISTINA ANDERSONComments Off on Swedish Speed Cameras Keep Getting Stolen. Is It Russia?

The disappearance of the pricey cameras from rural roads is a mystery. Theories abound on why the cameras have become such a target.

World

In Energy Crunch, Germany Turns Down Heat but Won’t Limit Autobahn Speeds

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZEComments Off on In Energy Crunch, Germany Turns Down Heat but Won’t Limit Autobahn Speeds

Putting general restrictions on the country’s storied highways is a simple step to save energy, carbon emissions and lives. But even with the Greens in power, the country is unlikely to take it.

World

Four Things Nations Can Do to Conserve Energy

July 23, 2022July 26, 2022Elena ShaoComments Off on Four Things Nations Can Do to Conserve Energy

European Union officials have called on countries in the bloc to sharply reduce their natural gas consumption. These are some of the strategies they could use.

World

Pandemic Lockdowns Lead to Less Traffic and Better Air

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020Tanya MohnComments Off on Pandemic Lockdowns Lead to Less Traffic and Better Air

Fewer cars on the road during the pandemic has meant cleaner air, but not necessarily fewer traffic deaths. Can we have both?

World

Facing a Pollution Crisis, Netherlands Tells Drivers to Slow Down

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA and CLAIRE MOSESComments Off on Facing a Pollution Crisis, Netherlands Tells Drivers to Slow Down

The government lowered the daytime speed limit on Dutch highways, to 62 miles per hour, in an attempt to cut nitrogen pollution.

World

If You Won’t Stop Speeding, Your Car Will Do It for You, E.U. Tells Drivers

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019PALKO KARASZComments Off on If You Won’t Stop Speeding, Your Car Will Do It for You, E.U. Tells Drivers

The European Union plans to require speed-limiting technology in new cars starting in 2022, its Parliament announced, as part of a push to improve road safety across the bloc.

World

Germany Dispatch: Impose a Speed Limit on the Autobahn? Not So Fast, Many Germans Say

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019KATRIN BENNHOLDComments Off on Germany Dispatch: Impose a Speed Limit on the Autobahn? Not So Fast, Many Germans Say

Highway speed limits could save lives and significantly lower carbon emissions. But even suggesting a cap on how fast a car can go is political poison in Germany.

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Israel and Hamas Say They’ll Work With Trump’s Gaza Plan, but Gaps Remain

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Japan Is Set for Its First Female Prime Minister

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Japan Set for First Female Prime Minister

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Cautious Optimism on Gaza Peace Plan, but No Guarantees. Here’s What to Know.

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