“Not roadworthy”: VTI does not recommend the use of all-weather tyres

Posted on November 9, 2023 by nradmin

All-weather tyres have significantly poorer characteristics than regular winter and summer tyres in all conditions. The traction on icy road surfaces is so poor that the tyres cannot be seen as roadworthy for Swedish winter roads. This is shown in a new report from VTI and Folksam. VTI's...

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Building bridges faster

Posted on November 7, 2023 by nradmin

A new connection between a precast abutment wall and a cast-in-place foundation was developed for rapid construction of bridge abutments. The connection was developed at the University of Iceland with assistance provided by structural designers, a precast concrete fabricator, and the Icelandic...

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Norway in the driver’s seat of bus safety

Posted on November 7, 2023 by nradmin

A separate European standard for crash safety in buses should be developed, according to TØI researchers in a new report.  Photo: Shutterstock That's one of the recommendations in a recent TØI report on driver and road safety in Europe and Norway, which was presented at Europe's largest...

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Promoting active modes & physical activity of individuals – findings from Finnish research

Posted on November 6, 2023 by nradmin

The STYLE project (An active lifestyle as an enabler of sustainable growth) funded by the Strategic Research Council of the Academy of Finland examined the prerequisites for sustainable growth by means of promoting active transport modes and everyday physical activity of different age groups....

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Proposed tax increases for electric cars will increase greenhouse gas emissions

Posted on October 30, 2023 by nradmin

Full toll rates and VAT for electric cars will reduce the profitability of owning electric cars and increase greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in Oslo up to 2030. Photo: Charging electric cars / Shutterstock This is the main conclusion in a new TØI report, commissioned by the...

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The role of public transport within social and planetary boundaries

Posted on October 17, 2023 by nradmin

The way of living today, not least how we travel, put our planet under an unsustainable pressure. The term “planetary boundaries” is developed within earth science, and in short, is a way of expressing how much the planet can tolerate. If we don’t adapt our lifestyle to fit these defined...

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More effective harbours with the MODIG project

Posted on September 28, 2023 by nradmin

Is it possible to reduce energy use, lower costs and raise quality when road transports, rail transports and maritime transports converge in ports? And also do all of this at the same time? This is what researchers and doctoral students in the project MODIG are hoping to find out. Photo: Adobe...

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Speed effects of automatic enforcement on urban streets

Posted on September 12, 2023 by nradmin

A recent study evaluated the effects on driving speed of automatic speed enforcement on the street network in Helsinki.  Installing automatic enforcement reduced speeding and in particular the proportion of excessive speeding. There was also a reduction in the proportion of speeding overall...

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First female crash test dummy displayed at VTI

Posted on September 11, 2023 by nradmin

Here they are. The world’s first average-sized female crash test dummy. And Professor Astrid Linder, a world-leading road safety researcher who spent 20 years developing the dummy. The objective is for women to have the same protection as men in a collision. Astrid Linder and the SET50F crash...

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Greener Lighthouses

Posted on September 7, 2023 by nradmin

The goal of the research was to look at more environmentally friendly energy backup power solutions for Iceland´s lighthouses. The practicality of fuel cell solutions was specifically examined, but this research also investigated wind turbine utilization. This research was funded by the Icelandic...

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