Tag Archives: safety

Few, but costly, serious incidents on Norwegian roads

Posted on June 11, 2024 by nradmin
New knowledge about the consequences of landslides and other events on the road network can contribute to more precise cost-benefit analyses. Photo: Shutterstock.com In two new research projects researchers at the Institute of Transport Economics (TØI) study the scope and costs of incidents...

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Finnish results from the European Baseline project for the alcohol, speed, and post-crash care KPIs

Posted on December 13, 2022 by nradmin
The European Baseline project aimed to develop and harmonise the methodology for collecting a set of key performance indicators concerning traffic safety in Europe. Finland was one of the 19 EU member states involved in the project. As part of the project, Finland collected and reported the...

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Accidents potentially affected by conditionally automated vehicles in Finland

Posted on June 20, 2022 by nradmin
A recent study identified the potentially affected accidents by conditionally automated vehicles (SAE3) in Finland. The study was based on identifying the road network where the systems can be used and calculating the network’s current safety situation in terms of expected number of injury...

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Half of e-scooter riders in Oslo have driven while under the influence of alcohol.

Posted on May 18, 2021 by nradmin
43 percent of e-scooter riders rode with a blood alcohol-level above the legal limit and they see it as unlikely to be stopped in alcohol control. According to a new TØI report over 50 percent of the e-scooters riders "almost always" drive without a helmet, in addition to the high number...

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Innovative solutions to improve level crossing safety

Posted on September 18, 2020 by nradmin
The European project SAFER-LC identified innovative level crossing safety measures and piloted some of the most potential ones at eight pilot sites. The measures which were estimated to have the highest safety potential were ‘Additional lights on locomotive’ and ‘In-vehicle train and LC...

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