Overview
- Region Hannover published its one-year evaluation showing average speeds fell about 10% and by up to 20% on some stretches, with measured road noise generally decreasing.
- Officials reported no serious accidents on the test sections, while noting the dataset is too small for statistically robust conclusions.
- Because of current traffic-law constraints, some reductions cannot continue—Poggenhagen has already reverted—though 10 to 12 sections may retain lower limits pending legal review.
- A non-representative survey found 55–65% of local respondents favor keeping the reductions, and transport chief Ulf-Birger Franz is urging legal changes to expand municipal discretion, particularly near schools and in town centers.
- In parallel developments, Dresden ordered weekday 30 km/h on the full Pfotenhauerstraße to improve school-route safety, and an Austrian driver filed a formal objection to a 50 km/h limit, arguing required accident or noise analyses are missing.