Table 2 Average speed in urban areas (kilometres per hour)
From: Coverage versus response time objectives in ambulance location
Road category | Lights and sirens | Standard speed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Speed | Morning rush hours | Evening rush hours | Speed | Morning rush hours | Evening rush hours | |
Motorway | 100 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 86 |
Expressway | 100 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 84 | 82 |
Important national road | 65 | 60 | 56 | 46 | 42 | 40 |
National road | 60 | 51 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Local road | 59 | 50 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
Residential road | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Minor road | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |