Motorists can resurface for longer travel time. With the arrival of the winter time coming night, traffic jam will increase drastically in the evening rush hour. Traffic Center The Netherlands (VCNL) of Rijkswaterstaat expects the congestion that arises Monday and Tuesday high in the annual rankings will end up.
"It is rather dusky and dark and that means that road users are extra alert and adjust their speed. This means that more distance is kept and less is being built up, which means that much more asphalt is used, "says Frank Boer of VCNL.
"Especially when it comes to other, such as rain, snow or sleet, it can quickly lead to major congestion on the road on which the bumper is driven to the bumper. And if that happens, the chance of collisions is also greater and automatically causes even more and longer traffic jams ", says Boer.
The VCNL predicts that next week onwards it will regularly occur that the length of traffic in the evening rush hour will be 400 kilometers. "The busy season starts after the autumn holidays. We are not only dealing with bad weather. Darkness but also when the sun breaks through with a low-hanging glowing sphere that dazzles motorists. "says Boer. "In addition, the evening rushes hour will start half an hour, so at 15.00. Apparently many people want to be home before dark. "
At the beginning of winter time, Boer sees a lot of collisions every year. "People are still surprised by changing circumstances and that mainly results in rear-end collisions. Fortunately, it is usually only about eye damage. But before the vehicles are off the road, the cars are back in line."
Not only on the fast and provincial roads, but it is also important to pay attention. Pedestrians and cyclists also have to take extra care of their counting in the coming week. "The chance of killing or seriously injured among these road users increases by almost 60% with the introduction of the winter time, and these mainly fall between 16:00 and 19:00", says Rob Silica of Safe Traffic Netherlands (VVN).
"Although a lot of attention has been given to good lighting for cyclists last week, you see that this group is more alert and warned. But precisely the holiday is between them and it suddenly becomes an hour dark, many children will be surprised from tomorrow that it will be dark an hour earlier. Especially when they are walking and without wearing reflective vests, they are not clearly visible and that is getting used to for all road users. I hope that in the built-up area the speed will be adjusted because every second count when you suddenly have to brake. "says Silica.
"Pedestrians and cyclists should ensure good visibility", says the VVN spokesman. "You do that by wearing reflective clothing which made of reflective fabric that you can see at 150 meters away. With dark clothing that is only 20 meters. Something as simple as that can make the difference between whether or not an accident... "
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