Additional signs were also placed alerting motorists to the maximum speed of 30 km/h. Yet Aalsmeer people were already speaking at the time openly express their doubts as to whether the thresholds would be sufficient are to prevent new accidents. One of them was Jan Koster, himself the victim of a collision on one of the roundabouts.
Koster concluded that the driver of the car that hit the cyclist was not speeding because she had already passed a speed bump. “Due to the complexity of the roundabout – you really have to pay attention to everything – it is almost impossible to drive fast.”
‘No magic wand’
A research agency already concluded twice that the roundabouts, over which the bus drives straight, are too complex and lead to dangerous situations. The fact that cyclists are allowed to use the cycle path at some roundabouts (partially) in both directions makes the traffic situation more confusing.
After the fatal accident, Traffic Councilor Kabout promised that he would work with the Amsterdam Transport Region and the province on a redesign of the roundabouts. “A quick, total solution for all problems is not immediately available. If there was, I would have used my magic wand long ago”