Editing Speed limit (section)

==Enforcement==
{{Main|Speed limit enforcement}}
[[File:Gatso Camera.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Gatso]] speed camera]]

Speed limit enforcement is the action taken by appropriately empowered authorities to check that [[vehicle|road vehicles]] are complying with the speed limit. Methods used include roadside speed monitoring, set up and operated by the police, and automated roadside speed camera systems, which may incorporate the use of an [[automatic number-plate recognition]] system.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In 2012, in the UK, 30% of drivers did not comply with speed limits.<ref name="racfoundation">{{cite web|url=http://www.racfoundation.org/assets/rac_foundation/content/downloadables/speed_limits-box_bayliss-aug2012.pdf|title=Speed limits: A review of compliance|date=2012|website=www.racfoundation.org|access-date=2020-12-29}}</ref>

In Europe, between 2009 and 2012, 20% of European drivers have been fined for excessive speed.<ref name="racfoundation" />
In 2012, in Europe, 62% of people supported the idea of setting up speed-limiting devices,<ref name="racfoundation" /> with adequate tolerance levels in order to limit driver confusion. One efficient scheme consists of penalty points and charges for speeding slightly over the speed limit.<ref name="racfoundation" />

Another possibility is to alter the roadway by implementing traffic calming measures, vehicle activated signs, or safety cameras.<ref name="niassembly">{{cite web|url=http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets/documents/raise/publications/2015/regdev/1415.pdf|title=Speed limit compliance and enforcement|date=2014-02-27|website=niassembly.gov.uk|access-date=2020-12-29}}</ref>

The city of Munich has adopted ''self-explaining roads'': roadway widths, intersection controls, and crossing types have been harmonized so that drivers assume the speed limit without a posted sign.<ref name="niassembly" />