China wants to work with the best – a valuable partnership for VTI

Posted on November 29, 2018 by nradmin

Through the CTS cooperation, VTI is gaining valuable research contacts with China. The country is facing major challenges in the field of road safety but also has enormous potential. CTS stands for China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety and is a collaborative organisation which VTI has...

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More children participate in organized leisure activities

Posted on November 28, 2018 by nradmin

... and they start to participate in organized leisure activities at a younger age. A new study explores changes in children’s play, through changes in participation in three different out-of-home leisure activities during the last decade in Norway as well as the interactions between these...

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Same survey of road users’ attitudes in 50 countries

Posted on November 26, 2018 by nradmin

At the Road Safety on Five Continents Conference, RS5C, a survey of road users' attitudes in 38 countries was presentet. Results show large differences between countries in many areas, both regarding behavior and attitudes. A new survey in 50 countries will be conducted in 2018 and the Swedish...

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ADAS&ME is tackling the interaction between people and technology

Posted on October 18, 2018 by nradmin

ADAS&ME is a major EU project focused on automation, the human condition and  the human environment. The budget is EUR 9.6 million and VTI is the coordinator. ADAS stands for Advanced Driver Assistance System. ADAS&ME in turn is an acronym for “Adaptive ADAS to support incapacitated...

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EU project protects cyclists and pedestrians

Posted on August 30, 2018 by nradmin

According to the World Health Organisation, more than one quarter of road traffic fatalities in 2010 were pedestrians and cyclists. Every year, about 335,000 unprotected road users die because of traffic accidents, which shows the scale of the problem. The EU project Prospect intends to reduce...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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