Vienna is the capital of Austria with about 1,6 million inhabitants. Modern transport management and planning principles have been applied since the 70s based on scientific analysis about the behaviour of the system and its users. The city of Vienna has a very distinct ring-radial road network with a historical centre surrounded by two other circles of districts. These districts evolved from historical settlement centres, former villages. Today, most of this environment is a dense built-up area. Motorways connect Vienna with other cities to the west, the south, the east and the north. Public transport in Vienna is excellent. Railway lines run in all directions and are connected to the city with rapid transport lines (Schnellbahnen) and underground lines (U-Bahnen). The tram network is about 320 kilometres long and about 700 kilometres of bus lines form the secondary system of the public transport. Vienna had no cycling tradition, but started to develop a cycling network in the 1980s. Today more than 800 kilometres of cycle tracks are available. Pedestrian areas have been introduced since the 70s, not only in the city centre but also in many of the shoppiny streets in the districts. Several parking regulations have been introduced during the last 20 years. In this paper, measures to reduce the risk of road accidents are evaluated. These include changes to road layout (streets, cycle lanes, pedestrian areas), parking measures, road pricing, and provision of driver and passenger information. For the covering abstract see ITRD E117761.
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