Speed limits in Denmark

Speed limits in Denmark

Automatic traffic speed measurement in Denmark

Denmark has three general speed limits:

• 50 km/h within towns
• 80 km/h outside towns
• 130 km/h on motorways^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The general speed limits for driving with trailers are:

• 50 km/h within towns
• 70 km/h outside towns
• 80 km/h on motorways

Some areas may have lower or higher speed limits. Also the general speed limits apply only for vehicles below 3.5 metric tons. Lower speed limits apply for larger vehicles.

References

1. "Agreement in place about 130 km/h on motorways". Danish People's Party. 2003-04-25. the general speed limit for cars and motorcycles from 30 April 2004 is raised from 110 km/h to 130 km/h in approx. 55 percent of the highways. Danish original: Aftalen indebærer, at den generelle hastighedsgrænse for personbiler og motorcykler fra 30. april 2004 hæves fra 110 km/t til 130 km/t på ca. 55 procent af motorvejene.
2. http://www.vejforum.dk/vejforum2008/Hastighed%20og%20ulykker%20efter%20130%20km-t%20p%C3%A5%20motorveje.pdf
3. http://www.nvfnorden.org/lisalib/getfile.aspx?itemid=1432
4. http://www.transport.dtu.dk/upload/institutter/dtu%20transport/notater/skabelon%20for%20evalueringer%20af%20trafiksikkerhedstiltag.pdf
5. Carsten Thomsen (11 Jul 2012). "Socialists open up several highways to 130 km / h (S åbner for flere motorveje med 130 km/t)". Socialists are now open to raising the speed limit to 130 km/h on several of the country's motorways. Previously, the party was strongly opposed when the Liberal government in 2005 raised the speed limit from 110 to 130 on several stretches. However, it has not resulted in increased fatalities. Which it has convinced the Socialists, says Transport Coordinator Rasmus Prehn. 'There might be places where you can raise the limit from 110 km/h to 130 km/h. There should be a detailed assessment about that. What is important is that people get a feeling that there is a correlation between how things are and how fast you can drive, says Rasmus Prehn. The number of fatalities last year was 220, which is the lowest since World War II. Only 12 were killed on motorways. (ORIGINAL DANISH: Socialdemokraterne åbner nu for at hæve fartgrænsen til 130 kilometer i timen på flere af landets motorvejsstrækninger. Partiet var ellers stærkt imod, da VK-regeringen i 2005 hævede fartgrænsen fra 110 til 130 på en lang række strækninger. Men det har ikke betydet flere dræbte i trafikken. Og det har overbevist Socialdemokraterne. trafikordfører Rasmus Prehn. Der kan godt være steder, hvor man kan hæve grænsen fra 110 km/t til 130 km/t. Det skal der en nærmere vurdering til. Men det, der er vigtigt, er, at folk får en oplevelse af, at der er en sammenhæng mellem hvordan forholdene er, og hvor hurtigt man må køre, siger Rasmus Prehn. Antallet af trafikdræbte var sidste år 220. Det er det laveste siden Anden Verdenskrig. Kun 12 omkom på motorveje.) line feed character in |quote= at position 102 (help)

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