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Sweep-salting in Karlstad: Challenges and opportunities

Posted on December 7, 2015 by nradmin
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) has analysed the conceivable advantages and disadvantages of sweep-salting bicycle paths in Karlstad, a seaside town in Sweden with an estimated 90,000 inhabitants. The town’s location and climate make sweep-salting a good method...

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The Handbook of Road Safety Measures – Now in Portuguese

Posted on December 7, 2015 by nradmin
The newest edition of the “Handbook of Road Safety Measures” has been published in Portuguese and was released during the “Second Global High Level Conference on Road Safety” in Brazil on November 17, 2015. The Institute of Transport Economics in Norway has written the Handbook of Road...

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RS5C Will Be Held in May 2016

Posted on December 7, 2015 by nradmin
VTI is organising the international traffic safety conference “Road Safety on Five Continents (RS5C)”, which will run from 17 to 19 May 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The last conference, RS4C, was held in China in 2013. Interest in presenting at the Rio conference is greater than ever, and...

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Research Moving Forward into Skid-free Pedestrian and Bicycle Paths

Posted on December 7, 2015 by nradmin
Many initiatives are currently underway around Sweden intended to make it safer to move around outdoors in winter and increase the proportion of trips by bicycle or on foot. However, nearly all our knowledge of winter road maintenance derives from the maintenance of airports and vehicle roads in...

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Major Test: What to Think About When Choosing Winter Tyres

Posted on December 7, 2015 by nradmin
A major debate is underway as to which winter tyres are best, studded or non-studded. But there is more to making a decision as a consumer than just that question. On ice and snow, non-studded tyres made for Nordic conditions differ greatly from those produced for Central European conditions....

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