Good drivers in Stockholm can receive monetary rewards through a lottery system through winnings made of traffic fines from speeding drivers. As part of a November 2010 test initiative by the Swedish National Society for Road Safety, known as the Speed Camera Lottery, a traffic camera recorded driver speed on a multi-lane road in Stockholm. Each driver’s speed was displayed on the device and also recorded by the system. Speeders received a citation and the money from their fines was allocated to a lottery prize drawing for the drivers who were recorded driving the speed limit. During the three-day testing period, average speeds dropped by 22% and one winner received $3,000 US Dollars (USD); however, the initiative was not implemented permanently.
More about road traffic:
- In 2012, Stanford University implemented a campaign to reduce traffic congestion with a lottery incentive for people who commuted during off-peak times.
- Traffic accidents are responsible for over 1.2 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Brussels, Belgium has the worst traffic jams in the world and 83 hours were wasted in traffic congestion in 2013, according to research from traffic data company Inrix.
Discussion Comments
Brussels has the worst traffic jams in the world? I can't believe it. Probably they didn't include Lagos in the research.
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