Author Archives: nradmin

Safety is key when Finns choose winter tyres

Posted on August 30, 2018 by nradmin
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. investigated motorists’ criteria for winter tyre choices. The results of a nationwide survey showed that traction on ice was the most crucial tyre feature, especially for motorists using studded tyres, whereas for users of studless winter tyres, the...

Read more
Posted in Maintenance, Vehicles | Tagged | Comments Off on Safety is key when Finns choose winter tyres

Bicycle helmets – To wear or not to wear?

Posted on August 29, 2018 by nradmin
Bicycle helmets reduce serious head injury by 60 percent. Chief Research Officer at the Institute of Transport Economics (TØI) Alena Høye has conducted a meta-analysis of the effects of bicycle helmets on serious head injury and other injuries among crash involved cyclists. 179 effect estimates...

Read more
Posted in Cycling, Safety | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Bicycle helmets – To wear or not to wear?

Non-native plant species spread via transport systems

Posted on August 29, 2018 by nradmin
Researchers at the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, VTI, have compiled a report on non-native invasive plant species in Sweden and how they spread via transport systems. An invasive species is a non-native animal or plant species that has been introduced into an...

Read more
Posted in Environment and Climate, Maintenance | Tagged , | Comments Off on Non-native plant species spread via transport systems

Testing unmanned aircraft for roadside snowpack avalanche evaluation

Posted on August 29, 2018 by nradmin
Can unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) support the Norwegian Public Roads Administration’s (NPRA) mission to monitor snow avalanche hazards above their roads? NPRA staff recognized that UASs (often called drones) could reduce the need for avalanche staff to travel to dangerous avalanche zones and...

Read more
Posted in Flight, Maintenance, Safety | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Testing unmanned aircraft for roadside snowpack avalanche evaluation

EU project on traffic safety and crash testing

Posted on August 27, 2018 by nradmin
Crash safety testing is one of the tools used to improve safety on roads. The EU is therefore funding a research project that started recently to develop virtual methods of crash testing. The long-term goal is to supplement the physical evaluation of crash protection in and from the cars by virtual...

Read more
Posted in Safety, Simulation, Vehicles | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on EU project on traffic safety and crash testing