Winter Tyres: Small Differences in Grip

Posted on December 2, 2016 by nradmin

Researchers at the Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) have studied how grip on wet asphalt under winter conditions deteriorates with the age and wear of different types of winter tyres. “We focused in particular on comparing studded and non-studded winter tyres in the testing....

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Collaborative Approach for Better Mobility Solutions

Posted on December 2, 2016 by nradmin

The TEAM project (Tomorrow’s Elastic Adaptive Mobility, 2012-2016), co-funded by the European Commission, created building blocks for connected and collaborative mobility. Eleven applications were developed for travellers and traffic management professionals to enable better mobility solutions....

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More Service Workers will Drive Electric

Posted on December 2, 2016 by nradmin

Adoption of electric vehicles among crafts- and service enterprises in Norway is currently low, but there seems to be a strong interest for a wider use in the future. In Norway generous incentives have created one of the largest market for electric utility vehicles (EUVs) in the world. However,...

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Different Speedlimits for Different Drivers

Posted on December 2, 2016 by nradmin

Traffic backups can be reduced by new traffic systems in which each vehicle is given an individual speed limit. The major challenge is to get everyone to agree to such a system. VTI is now demonstrating the benefits of new information sources by co-authoring a recently published book. Ellen...

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Unmanned Aircraft for Roadside Avalanche Monitoring

Posted on December 2, 2016 by nradmin

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) recognizes that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are increasingly capable and potentially can replace the use of helicopters for avalanche monitoring, but there are challenges for the use of these. The NPRA has an active maintenance program which...

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Active Driving Style Reduces Risk of ATV Rollover

Posted on December 2, 2016 by nradmin

According to earlier research, rollovers are a type of accident that often has severe consequences for ATV drivers. A recently published VTI study demonstrates that an active driving style is needed to drive an ATV safely, but that the requisite training is currently lacking. Researchers at the...

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Motorcycle Safety – Updated Knowledge

Posted on December 2, 2016 by nradmin

Among the most important risk factors for motorcyclists are high speed and young riders, while drunk riding is not a common problem. A new report contains updated versions of five chapters of the Handbook of Road Safety Measures about motorcycle safety. Literature studies were conducted with a...

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Research Station with a Focus On the Environment

Posted on September 16, 2016 by nradmin

There is only one permanent environmental and road research station in Sweden, situated on the E18 motorway between Västerås and Enköping. VTI is now taking over as the new research coordinator for the station. “Here we can follow up on the various types of environmental effects that...

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15 Types of Countermeasures for use in Fatigue Risk Management

Posted on September 16, 2016 by nradmin

Increased safety in land- and sea-based transport can be achieved if more employers manage the risks related to operator fatigue. An effective way to do this is to select and apply a number of countermeasures to manage fatigue along a risk trajectory, beginning with the nature and timing of work...

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Bringing Together Nordic Expertise in Cooperation on Road Dust

Posted on September 16, 2016 by nradmin

Road dust can be cleaned up or bound to the road surface, but more knowledge is needed to determine which approach is more effective. Project Nordust is consequently starting as a Nordic cooperative initiative in which researchers from Sweden, Iceland, Finland, and Norway will work together to...

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