Monday, March 14, 2011

Farewell to the limit of 70 km / h on highways Milan

After so many words, after much discussion, here's the final verdict: from next Wednesday, March 16, the tangential of Milan back to 90 km / h. The limit of 70 km / h, by the Province of Milan to combat pollution, was entered into force on 21 last month. A measure which had not convinced from the start, and as usual he put on one side of the road users, other environmental protection groups.

After this period of "experimentation" forced, let us see some "why" of bankruptcy. The tangential Milan. For those who have never had the opportunity to pass, say at once that are composed almost entirely of a pattern of three lanes in each direction, plus an emergency lane. In practice, the ring roads are wider than other Italian motorways.

Well, even the most "willing", they realized that being able to keep the 70 km / h is not so "easy". Even for those who want, to go to 70, not just passed through his mind. Traffic congestion. Some stretches of highways are crowded during rush hour. Go to 70 under these conditions is a mirage: it goes to a crawl, at best.

But if the pollution is heavy at peak times, and at those times you should already pianissimo, the limit what is it? Someone has also proposed a question / paradox: to go from one end of town, it takes less time using the ring road at 70 km / h but obviously doing many more miles, or remaining within the city, and going 50 km / h? And what consequences this has on traffic and pollution? Few fines.

At first many had thought the nth trap to catch the unwary in the act and do a little 'cash. " It must be said however that were raised "only" 500 violations, none has been as high on the roads, which are also affected by the measure. If someone is breathing a sigh of relief, someone else goes in the opposite direction: the case of Andrea Poggio, Vice Director of National Legambiente, the Courier today.

Milan have said to "the limit is there, but we will not give penalties, do not worry," revealed herself a sensational goal. So it is a farce, a useless joke. The same goes Poggio: moreover, it is really impossible to impose the 70 hour on highways without support the prohibition of 30 kilometers per hour in urban areas.

Some will be coming to the heart after a close this statement, because 30 km / h, in the end ... it means to walk.

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