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Delhi-Meerut Expressway to Trial Time-Based Speed Limits
Delhi-Meerut Expressway to Trial Time-Based Speed Limits
The Story in Brief
The Delhi-Meerut Expressway will start a pilot of time-based speed limits on August 15 along the Delhi stretch between Akshardham and Sarai Kale Khan. The National Highways Authority of India will implement the project, while Delhi Traffic Police monitors compliance. Digital boards and automated cameras will show and enforce changing limits. Existing static signs have been covered.
For cars, the limits will be 65 kmph overnight, 55 kmph from 7 am to 5 pm, and 60 kmph in the evening. Heavy vehicles will have limits of 50, 45 and 40 kmph during those periods. CRRI sensors and IIT Roorkee researchers will assess the pilot every three months.
The Indian Opinion
The trial may offer useful evidence on whether changing speed limits improve safety and traffic flow. Motorists may need clear information if familiar signs are covered and limits change by time. Claims about the project should remain measured because results are not available yet. Public data on congestion, compliance and accidents would help ordinary road users judge its effectiveness fairly.
Source: indiatoday.in
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