Acceptability of Traveling Vehicle Mass Management on Residential Roads

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To reduce the damage caused by traffic accidents involving pedestrians and bicycles, it is important to implement measures to control vehicle mass and speed. In particular, there is significance in understanding the acceptability of speed limit policies and route change policies considering vehicle mass. This study aimed to investigate the acceptability of vehicle mass management on residential roads. The survey used a crowdsourcing service and targeted 1,000 licensed drivers living in Japan. The results showed that drivers were significantly accepting speed changes based on vehicle mass, and pedestrians were significantly accepting measures implemented near their homes. In addition, the intention to comply with speed limits when measures are implemented based on vehicle mass was highest for penalties for non-compliance > increased premiums for non-compliance > reduced premium for compliance > awards for compliance. Therefore, regarding policy-based dissemination, reducing insurance premiums for drivers who obey the speed limit is the most effective measure for managing vehicle mass.