Category Archives: Human Behaviour and Attitudes

Trains, humans and systems

Posted on February 22, 2021 by nradmin
Several VTI projects are looking at the human factor of the railway system. One project looks at preventing trespassing on the railway tracks, another is looking for the root causes of human errors in rail traffic management. When unauthorised people encroach on railway tracks, this creates...

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TRA VISIONS 2020

Posted on December 7, 2020 by nradmin
TRA VISIONS is a contest for young  and senior researchers in the field of transport in Europe. It is organised every other year on behalf of the European Commission in connection with the Transport Research Arena (TRA) conference. VTI was a partner of the consortium that organised TRA VISIONS...

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Speed display signs reduce driving speed at pedestrian crossings on collector streets

Posted on December 7, 2020 by nradmin
A recent study evaluated speed display signs at pedestrian crossings in a low-speed (40 km/h) urban environment. Installing speed displays significantly reduced the mean speed, proportion of speeding vehicles, and approaching speed at pedestrian crossings. The speed ​​displays were installed...

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EU project to reduce emissions

Posted on November 29, 2020 by nradmin
Road transport is a major source of air pollution that harms human health and the environment. A three-year EU project, in which VTI is participating, aims to achieve a wider societal impact by providing citizens with the knowledge and tools to understand, assess and control their pollutant...

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How can the bus trip be improved for people with ADHD?

Posted on September 17, 2020 by nradmin
People with autism, ADHD and other neuropsychiatric disorders may experience difficulties in using public transport, which limits their opportunities for an active life in terms of school, work and hobbies. In a new research project, Jessica Berg and Jonas Ihlström will investigate how people...

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Sustainable business travel

Posted on March 3, 2020 by nradmin
Almost 40 per cent of distance travelled in Sweden is business travel (including study trips) and 66 per cent of those are by car. This is therefore an area where great environmental gains can be made if more sustainable modes of transport were used. Sonja Forward, Senior Researcher at the...

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Improved lighting for pedestrians and cyclists

Posted on February 13, 2020 by nradmin
Together with Lund University, researchers from VTI will study how outdoor lighting can improve the quality of walking and cycling trips at dusk and darkness. The end-product of the results will be recommendations for how footways and cycleways can be designed, maintained and illuminated in...

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VTI and SAFER are organising the world’s largest traffic and transport psychology conference in Gothenburg

Posted on December 6, 2019 by nradmin
In August 2020, VTI and SAFER are organising the International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP) in Gothenburg. ICTTP is held every four years, and this year is the seventh conference. The conference attracts around 400 participants who, over the course of three days, will...

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VTI launches new maritime research

Posted on December 3, 2019 by nradmin
VTI’s ambition is to create cohesive maritime research in areas such as transport economics, logistics, environment, behavioural science, and navigation. One current assignment concerns the validation of research in a major international EU-project, Sea Traffic Management. VTI’s maritime...

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Exploring driver and operator behaviour models in the context of automated driving – Identification of issues from a human actor perspective

Posted on December 2, 2019 by nradmin
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland studied human issues related to automated driving. The descriptive study explored three different theoretical approaches – one of which has been developed and applied in an industrial work context featuring a long tradition of human interaction with...

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