Norway reduces speed limits to cut fatalities

Statens Vegvesen (the Norwegian Road Administration) is planning to reduce speed limits on a number of accident-prone roads across the country in order to reduce fatalities.
February 22, 2012 Read time: 1 min
1208 Statens Vegvesen (the Norwegian Road Administration) is planning to reduce speed limits on a number of accident-prone roads across the country in order to reduce fatalities. The speed limit will be reduced from 80 to 70km/hour on 420km of road, and from 90 to 80km/hour on 70km of road. These measures are estimated to lead to 10-15 fewer traffic fatalities and seriously injured a year.

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