Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.
The city’s most recent fatal accident occurred in early July 2024 on Keinulaudantie in the city’s Kontula district.
Authorities are calling the situation exceptional.
“A lot of factors contributed to this, but speed limits are one of the most important,” said Roni Utriainen, a traffic engineer with the city’s Urban Environment Division.
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According to Utriainen, more than half of Helsinki’s streets now have a speed limit of 30 km/h. Fifty years ago, that proportion featured 50 km/h limits.
Earlier this summer, Helsinki decided to lower speed limits near schools to 30 km/h, a measure that is set to take effect as the academic year begins.
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Jajaja I didn’t think of them…
I believe that both should be banned from the heart if cities. For pretty much the same reasons.
(Honestly, from city centres, I think that all cars should be bannes, but I’m extremist in that sense)
I still don’t get the appeal to ban supercars in cities, I feel like I’ve seen like 2 of them in my whole life. Where do you live that their presence is prominent enough to ask for a ban?