Tag Archives: safety

Near accidents between pedestrians and cyclists much more frequent than actual collisions

Posted on May 20, 2020 by nradmin
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland studied near accidents and collisions between pedestrians and cyclists. According to the results, near accidents occur considerably more often than actual collisions, and pedestrians and cyclists experienced a lower sense of safety in environments with...

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A new project aims to improve the safety of bus companies

Posted on February 28, 2020 by nradmin
The safety culture of the bus industry is the focus of a new research project at VTI. The aim is to study factors that affect safe and legal behaviour in traffic, and how such behaviour can be encouraged. The long-term and comprehensive road safety objective is to eliminate death and serious...

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The pedestrian perspective in two new VTI projects

Posted on February 19, 2020 by nradmin
Two projects focusing on safety for pedestrians have recently commenced at VTI: Smart Urban Traffic Zones and Safety for Pedestrians. There are links to the ongoing EU project VIRTUAL – for which Research Director Astrid Linder is the coordinator. Astrid welcomes the clear pedestrian...

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Safety culture as a regulatory tool in transport

Posted on February 25, 2019 by nradmin
Researchers at TØI have examined how the concept of safety culture is practiced in different transport sectors in Sweden. The Swedish Transport Agency has defined safety culture as part of the regulatory strategy. This involves focusing on safety culture in audits (through a 28-point checklist)...

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Road Safety on Five Continents. Registration open!

Posted on January 29, 2018 by nradmin
May 16-18, 2018 the RS5C conference will take place on Jeju Island, South Korea. The conference is organised by VTI in close cooperation with Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA, TS) and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) in South Korea. With focus on traffic safety...

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