Paris city corridor claims optimistic figures | EUROtoday

Traffic jams have decreased by 37% and accidents by 8%, as David Belliard, deputy mayor of Paris accountable for mobility, recollects: “There are fewer accidents and we generally move better today,” however no direct hyperlink could be established with the limitation to 50 km/h. It needs to be famous, nonetheless, that in 2014, the change from 80 to 70 km/h triggered a 19% drop in accidents, and 25% for motorcyclists based on the city corridor.

Concerning noise air pollution for individuals dwelling close to the ring highway, “over the last seven days, we have – 5.9 decibels. It’s as if we were removing half of the car traffic in terms of noise,” says the deputy mayor of Paris. However, it’s too early to attract conclusions about air high quality.