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fersi FERSI Conference - detailed programme available 6 July 2022 The detailed programme for the FERSI Conference is now available. The conference programme includes plenary sessions with keynotes by Geertje Hegeman, Head of the Road Safety Department at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management, Pernille Sølund Ehlers from the Danish Road safety Council and Graziella Jost from the European Transport Safety Council.
accident analysis Caught in the blind spot of a truck: A choice model on driver glance behavior towards cyclists at intersections 6 July 2022 SWOV researchers Jansen and Varotto authored the article Caught in the blind spot of a truck: A choice model on driver glance behavior towards cyclists at intersections in Accident Analysis and Prevention.
UNRSF Book Launch Book launch: The Road Ahead, 26 voices for Safe and Sustainable Mobility 27 June 2022 On June 20, 2022, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, Mr. Jean Todt, launched the book "The Road Ahead, 26 voices for Safe and Sustainable Mobility”.
elektrische fietsen Updated: Fact sheet Pedelecs and speed pedelecs 27 June 2022 The SWOV fact sheet 'Pedelecs and speed pedelecs' has been updated. This fact sheet discusses the road safety aspects of the two electrically assisted bicycles.
transportation research Do adaptive cruise control and lane keeping systems make the longitudinal vehicle control safer? 21 June 2022 SWOV researchers Christoph, Van Nes and Mons coauthored the article 'Do adaptive cruise control and lane keeping systems make the longitudinal vehicle control safer?' in the 'Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies'.
Transport Health Journal Self-reported distress symptoms among cyclists having suffered bicycle crashes 9 June 2022 This study explores the interactions between the advantages of cycling for physical and mental health and possible health consequences of crash involvement.
levitate final conference LEVITATE project completed 9 June 2022 Last week the final conference of LEVITATE took place in Brussels. The hybrid closing conference was an opportunity for the LEVITATE project partners to share the results achieved and the tools developed with the general public.
Weg met auto donkere wolken Decrease in the number of road deaths in 2021: Investigate whether the trend is reversing 9 June 2022 Last year, 582 people died in traffic: 28 fewer than in 2020. The past year was the third year in a row that the number of road deaths declined. This is apparent from figures published by CBS (Statistics Netherlands) on April 13th. SWOV will further analyze which developments have contributed to this
vision zero handbook Sustainable Safety: A short history of a safe system approach in the Netherlands 7 June 2022 Together with former SWOV managing directors Fred Wegman and Peter van der Knaap, SWOV researcher Aarts coauthored the article 'Sustainable Safety: A short history of a safe system approach in the Netherlands' in 'The Vision Zero Handbook'.
VIRTUAL Human Body Model Virtual Crash Dummies: safer cars, including for non-average males of 1.75 m 1 June 2022 The EU consortium VIRTUAL, consisting of research institutes, universities, insurance companies and parties from the automotive industry, has developed a virtual crash test dummy: the Human Body Model VIVA+.