bogota’s speed management program

BOGOTA’S SPEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMSecretaría Distrital de Movilidad & WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

SPEED AND ROAD SAFETYSource: Unsplash

ROAD CRASHES AND SPEED

Fuente: Ministerio de Transporte, 2016

Fuente: Despacio.org con datos de OECD 2008

Increases the severity of the injuriesIncreases the stopping distance

Reduces the visual field

ROAD CRASHES AND VULNERABLE USERS

Fuente: Secretaría Distrital de Movilidad, 2017

Road crash fatalities by modal share 2003-2016

CITIES ARE DYNAMIC1968 2018

Fuente: Secretaría Distrital de Movilidad Fuente: Mauricio Leal, 2018

SPEED AND ROAD SAFETY IN BOGOTA

ARTERIAL ROADS

70% of the fatal victims were registered in 4% of the roads

30Solo 3 de cada 10 conductores cumplían el límite de velocidad

LOCAL ROADS

ROAD SAFETY AND SPEED

SETTING SAFE SPEED LIMITS

Source: Unsplash

FUNCTION AND CONTEXT

METHODOLOGY

COMPLIANCE MEASURESSource: Unsplash

INFRASTRUCTURE (TRAFFIC CALMING)

POLICE ENFORCEMENT

1. Classify the roads2. Define the speed limit3. Set the speed limit4. Implement compliance measures

ACTION PLANSource: Unsplash

LOW-SPEED ZONES, COMERCIAL ROADS

ARTERIAL ROADS, REVIEWING SPEED LIMIT

¿WHAT IS THE IMPACT IN TRAFFIC CONGESTION?

Foto: César Melgarejo / EL TIEMPO