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One of the busiest roads in Medellín, the Autopista Norte, will change its speed limit from 80 to 50 kilometers per hour, and the change will take place on December 21.
The measure will have a pedagogical period until March 21, 2021, while the reprimands will begin on March 22 and fines will begin on June 21.
With this decision, the administration seeks to reduce by 42% the number of people killed by road incidents, which to date leave six victims in the 64C race. Last year 19 fatal cases were reported in just 5.5 kilometers.
The Secretary of Mobility, Carlos Cadena Gaitán, explained that this is a pilot initiative to improve safety on this journey: “the intervention consists of different phases, during which we will implement speed management, coherent signaling and control with technologies. We will also explore opportunities for active mobility, traffic lights at key crossings, and strategies to increase biodiversity in the area of influence. All this, in conjunction with the neighbors, and offering open data to validate the results ”.
According to the World Health Organization, speeding is the biggest risk factor in road incidents. The probability of death of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle increases exponentially between 30 and 50 kilometers per hour. At 50 kilometers per hour, nine out of ten pedestrians will die. This makes speed management necessary in urban environments so that drivers have time to react and brake.
