Author Archives: nradmin

Preparing for automated vehicles

Posted on September 13, 2017 by nradmin
Automation of traffic systems will lead to major changes. The European Union’s (EU) CoEXist research project began in June 2017 with the aim of preparing cities and road operators for the introduction of self-driving vehicles. The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) is...

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Bicycle crashes in Iceland analysed

Posted on September 5, 2017 by nradmin
Bicycling has become a popular way to commute in Iceland, as well as a way to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. Due to the broad group of cyclists, in terms of age composition and bicycle use, it can be tricky to identify the main problems this group of road users is facing. This article summarizes...

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Accidents and safety attitudes towards leisure boat use in Norway

Posted on June 30, 2017 by nradmin
Older boat owners are more law abiding, but most Norwegians follow the safety regulations at sea.  Approximately 30 persons die each year in leisure boat accidents in Norway. More than 90 percent of these persons are men, and a majority of the victims were not wearing personal floating...

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Pioneering research on bicycles

Posted on May 29, 2017 by nradmin
Under what circumstances might cyclists lose tyre grip? What actions could then be taken to prevent a crash? The Swedish National Road and  Transport Research Institute is currently developing a theoretical model of the behaviour of bicycle tyres during braking and steering in different...

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International Conference on Electric Road Systems in Sweden, June 2017

Posted on May 29, 2017 by nradmin
The Swedish Research and Innovation Platform for electric roads, where VTI is one of the partners, is arranging the first dedicated international conference on the topic, 14-15th of June 2017. The venue is Sandviken in Sweden where Europe's first Electric Road System (ERS) implementation in...

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