Overview
- The analysis identifies 162 schools nationwide whose main entrances border 50 km/h roads, affecting more than 36,000 pupils who cycle these routes daily.
- Researchers compared over 5,000 school locations with speed-limit maps and used Google Street View to confirm entrances directly on 50 km/h corridors.
- Safety measures are patchy: 72 of the identified schools have no schoolzone, and many zones still allow 50 km/h without physical separation for cyclists.
- Hotspots include Zuid-Holland (43 schools, with Rotterdam 10, Dordrecht 6 and Krimpen aan den IJssel 3), Groningen (11) and Gelderland (17, including three in Nijmegen).
- Fietsersbond urges municipalities to impose 30 km/h and add cycle paths; Arnhem says it plans 30 km/h citywide by 2040 and aims to lower Dalweg to 30 km/h within two years near a listed school.