City seeks to drastically reduce traffic accidents with new speed limit.Rome is set to introduce a 30 km/h zone in the historic centre and other areas as part of efforts to reduce the number of traffic accidents and road fatalities in the Italian capital.The resolution, announced this week by Rome's transport councillor Eugenio Patané, is ready and is set to be signed into law in early September. The plan includes the installation of multiple new speed cameras, including those which detect when motorists have run red lights at dangerous intersections. Rome will introduce the new 30 km/h speed limit on roughly 1,000 local roads and in several urban areas, Italy's state broadcaster RAI reports, starting with the city centre which holds the highest accident rate. "We have a road safety emergency" - Patané said - "Accidents have increased, and we need to drastically reduce the number of fatalities. Rome will become a 30 km/h city, at least in some strategic areas." The Bologna example shows that lowering the average speed is the most effective strategy, according to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, which notes that the speed limit may annoy some motorists initially but the data proves that it works. As part of the city's plan, speed cameras will be activated along busy roads including the Tangenziale Est, Via Isacco Newton and Via del Mare. High-speed traffic will also reportedly be banned on major roads including the Cristoforo Colombo, with new restrictions and electronic speed checks set to be introduced on other high-risk roads around the city. Photo credit: Fab4Shutterstock / Shutterstock.com.

Rome is set to introduce a 30 km/h zone in the historic centre and other areas as part of efforts to reduce the number of traffic accidents and road fatalities in the Italian capital. The resolution, announced this week by Rome's transport councillor Eugenio Patané, is ready and is set to be signed into law in early September. The plan includes the installation of multiple new speed cameras, including those which detect when motorists have run red lights at dangerous intersections. Rome will introduce the new 30 km/h speed limit on roughly 1,000 local roads and in several urban areas, Italy's state broadcaster RAI reports, starting with the city centre which holds the highest accident rate. "We have a road safety emergency" - Patané said - "Accidents have increased, and we need to drastically reduce the number of fatalities. Rome will become a 30 km/h city, at least in some strategic areas." The shows that lowering the average speed is the most effective strategy, according to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, which notes that the speed limit may annoy some motorists initially but the data proves that it works. As part of the city's plan, speed cameras will be activated along busy roads including the Tangenziale Est, Via Isacco Newton and Via del Mare. High-speed traffic will also reportedly be banned on major roads including the Cristoforo Colombo, with new restrictions and electronic speed checks set to be introduced on other high-risk roads around the city. Photo credit: Fab4Shutterstock / Shutterstock.com.