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Reducing speed to reduce pollution

The Catalan ministry of Environment Protection (Spain) has passed a bill that will reduce the maximum speed for cars in the Barcelona metropolitan area from 120 to 80 km/h (75 to 50 mph). The bill also sets for a recommendation of a maximum speed of 90 km/h (55 mph) in the so-called "second crown" of the city metropolitan area. In order to execute this bill, all the administrations (national, regional and local) will have to change the road signs as well as tune the speed cameras and radars during next fall. This measure ressembles the strict ... Read more →

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