mAuto reports , these are not speed limits, but recommended speeds — a new element of road infrastructure aimed at increasing safety.
Such signs are not mandatory, but contain important information for drivers. They are installed in high-risk areas: near schools, kindergartens, residential areas or on difficult turns. Drivers are urged to reduce speed and be more careful, although there is no penalty for exceeding the recommended speed limit.
A similar practice has long been used in European countries, particularly in Germany and Norway. There, similar signs are of the same advisory nature, but have a positive effect on traffic discipline in potentially dangerous areas.
Against the backdrop of increasing traffic violations in the capital — since the beginning of July alone, Kyiv patrol officers have issued over 14,000 orders — such initiatives look like an attempt to change drivers' behavior not only through punitive but also informational methods.
