This paper studies a unique traffic law enforcement campaign in Germany and its impact on road safety. Key features of the campaign are (1) repeated one-day lasting massive speed limit monitoring (so called Blitzmarathons) and (2) a media campaign that informs the public in advance about the...

Wie es der Untertitel "Warum Deutschland ein Tempolimit braucht" andeutet, setzt sich Wolfgang Zängl mit den Argumenten für und wider ein allgemeines Tempolimit in Deutschland auseinander. Er untersucht die Argumente der Tempolimit-Gegner, der Auto-Lobbyisten und -Journalisten. Dabei schöpft...

Uniquely amongst industrialized countries worldwide, Germany does not impose a general speed limit on highways. This is different in the Netherlands, where a limit of 130km/h is implemented. The direct border between the two countries provides an opportunity to construct a natural experiment and...

This paper studies drivers' responses to a "notched" penalty scheme in which speeding penalties are stepwise and discontinuously increasing in speed. We present survey evidence suggesting that drivers in Germany are well aware of the notched penalty structure. Based on a simple analytical...