Croatia Road Stats
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- Bicycle helmet laws (date enacted): Countries compared by the date in whcih bicycle helmet laws were enacted. It must be noted that the laws vary greatly from country to country. In some, the helmet is only compulsory for children, while in others the factor taken into account is the type of way in which the bycicle is used. In South Africa, use of the helmet is compulsory for everyone, but the law isn't enforced. In Spain, it's compulsory in interurban ways, except when going uphill or in very hot weather.
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Expressway length:
Expressway length (km).
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- Length of motorways per capita: Kilometers of motorways per million residents.
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Motor vehicles per 1000 people:
Motor vehicles per 1000 people.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- Motorway density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
- Motorway length: Total network length of all motorways in km.
- Radar detector legality: Legality.
- Traffic laws > Fire extinguisher required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a fire extinguisher to be available in each car.
- Traffic laws > First aid required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a first aid kit to be available in each car.
- Traffic laws > Minimum driver's age: Indicates for European countries the age under which driving is not permitted.
- Traffic laws > Minimum passenger age for front seat: Indicates for European countries the age under which a passenger may not be seated on the front seat while driving.
- Traffic laws > Permitted alcohol level: Indicates for European countries the limit of blood alcohol content (in %), above which driving is not permitted.
- Traffic laws > Seatbelt required: Indicates for European countries whether (and on which seats) it is mandatory to wear seatbelts while driving.
- Traffic laws > Spare bulb required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a spare light bulb to be available in each car.
- Traffic laws > Speed limit at dual carriageway: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) on dual carriageways in European countries. A dual carriageway road or divided highway is one where the lanes for traffic in opposing directions are separate, usually divided by a barrier and a strip of grass or other plants.
- Traffic laws > Speed limit at motorway: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) on motorways, freeways or highways in European countries.
- Traffic laws > Speed limit at single carriageway: Indicates the speed limit (in km/ h) on single carriageways in European countries. A single carriageway road or undivided highway is one where the lanes for traffic in opposing directions are not separate, usually divided only by lines.
- Traffic laws > Speed limit at urban area: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) in urban areas in European countries.
- Traffic laws > Toll roads: Indicates for European countries whether toll roads exist. Toll roads are publically or privately owned roads for which a fee must be paid to be allowed to use them.
- Traffic laws > Tow rope required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a tow rope to be available in each car.
- Traffic laws > Triangle required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a triangular safety reflector to be available in each car.
SOURCES: Wikipedia: Bicycle helmet laws by country (Bicycle helmet legislation) (Curnow, W. J. "Bicycle Helmets: A Scientific Evaluation" in Anton De Smet (2008). Transportation Accident Analysis and Prevention . Commack, N.Y: Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 1-60456-288-9 . "Examples of successful campaigns" . European Cyclists Federation . Retrieved 8 January 2011 . "Legislative and non-legislative interventions" . British Medical Association . 17 February 2010 . Retrieved 8 January 2011 . "CTC policy handbook" . Cyclists' Touring Club. March 2004 . Retrieved 8 January 2011 . Avenoso, Antonio; Beckmann, Jörg (2005). The Safety of Vulnerable Road Users in the Southern, Eastern and Central European Countries (The "SEC Belt") . Brussels: European Transport Safety Council. ISBN 90-76024-18-9 .); Wikipedia: List of countries by road network size; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2085.html, Roadways.; Wikipedia: List of countries by vehicles per capita; Wikipedia: Radar detector (Legality) ("Radar Speed Trap Warning Apparatus (Licence)" . Hansard . 1967-03-02 . Retrieved 2010-04-25 . "a pocket-sized instrument is being produced by Marchant House Limited of New Street, Oadby, Leicester, to be used in motor vehicles to give instant warning of a police radar speed trap ... Anyone wishing to use this type of apparatus would require a licence under the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1949. The firm in question has recently been informed that I am not prepared to issue a licence for such purposes"); Wikipedia: Comparison of European traffic laws (General)
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