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Digital platform to promote sustainable travel

Posted on January 28, 2025 by nradmin
Sustainable Rural Mobility, SuRuMo, is an EU project that aims to create a digital platform for people in rural areas so that they can choose between different existing mobility solutions. The objective is to reduce the environmental impact of transport and make travel as sustainable as...

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Large amounts of microplastics from worn road markings

Posted on May 13, 2024 by nradmin
The wear and tear of road markings is an important source of microplastic emissions. The amounts are difficult to calculate but are estimated to be at the same level as emissions from other significant and already-known sources. This is shown in a new study from VTI. Ida Järlskog, researcher...

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Green light for new innovation programme

Posted on April 25, 2024 by nradmin
ShiftSweden one of five new innovation programmes that will form part of a ten-year Swedish initiative in the transition to a sustainable society. Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas announced decisions today as part of their Impact Innovation call, which involves a major investment in...

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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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Report: Variable speed limits only have benefits

Posted on September 6, 2023 by nradmin
Good compliance, less environmental impact and better road safety. The same journey times on average, but fewer very long queues. A variable speed limit trial has shown a number of benefits – and actually no disadvantages. “This method should be used more,” says the researcher responsible...

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