US EditionZero Deaths From Road Accidents in One Year: Helsinki's Extraordinary Record
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It is the effect of the introduction into the Finnish capital of several measures, but of more than one of the others.
At the beginning of July 2024, a person died in the Finnish capital for the last time in the road traffic. A traffic planner mainly traces this back to more speed 30 in the city. But there are other factors.
The Finnish capital had set its zero-dead target on the roads by 2050 thanks also to policies such as the 30 kilometers per hour limit in many areas of the city
Helsinki, the capital of Finland, has recorded no deaths from traffic accidents in the past year, city officials announced this week, according to Politico.
Helsinki is the first European capital to record a full year without a single road fatality. This is the result of consistent traffic safety policies, infrastructure investments, and changes in urban traffic organization.
In 2024, the Finnish capital Helsinki did not have a single traffic fatality. Two measures helped to make the "Vision Zero" a reality.
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