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amigos SWOV partner in AMIGOS: Active Mobility Innovations for Green and Safe Solutions 4 December 2024
afbeelding New fact sheet: Effectively changing behaviour 3 December 2024 New fact sheet on changing road user behaviour reveals the key to behavioural change.
Cover TRS Vol 7 New publication on safety of bicycle streets 26 November 2024 New publication in Traffic Safety Research: Assessing the safety of international examples of bicycle streets to identify important design elements—an expert judgement.
cover Transition of control Transition of control in automated vehicles: Overview of solutions and acceptance by industry 14 November 2024 There is a knowledge gap between the scientific knowledge about human factors that play a role when a driver must regain control of an automated vehicle, and how these factors should be translated into applicable design guidelines.
Fietser naast geautomatiseerd voertuig Better Safe Than Sorry: Human Driving Strategies and the Coming of Automated Vehicles 13 November 2024 SWOV's new report titled "Better Safe Than Sorry: Human Driving Strategies and the Coming of Automated Vehicles" highlights the importance of understanding human driving behaviour as we prepare for the arrival of fully automated vehicles (AVs).
pv-20120329-30.jpg Fact sheet Bicycle helmets: effectiveness, use and measures 13 November 2024 SWOV's updated fact sheet on bicycle helmets provides an up to date overview of the available research on this topic.
FERSI’s new Board installed, Rob Eenink bids farewell as FERSI President 13 November 2024 After 12 years in FERSI and 6 years as FERSI President, Rob Eenink bid FERSI farewell at the General Assembly at KTI in Budapest on 7 and 8 November. In a personal interview featured on FERSI.org, Rob shares his reflections on his time at FERSI.
SWOV researcher Teun Uijtdewilligen defends his dissertation Road safety of cyclists in Dutch cities 5 November 2024 SWOV researcher Teun Uijtdewilligen defends his dissertation Road safety of cyclists in Dutch cities on 1 November Road safety of cyclists in Dutch cities at  University of Twente.
ICTCT 2024 Logo SWOV research at ICTCT Conference 2024 25 September 2024 The Hague will be the stage for the annual ICTCT (International Co-operation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety) Conference on October 17-18, 2024. This year's edition is organised by Delft University of Technology . The event brings together traffic safety experts from around the world to share insights and research. Several of our researchers will also be presenting their work at this conference.
A methodological framework to conduct joint zone-based analysis of traffic safety and accessibility 20 August 2024 SWOV researcher Weijermars coauthored the article 'A methodological framework to conduct joint zone-based analysis of traffic safety and accessibility' in the Journal of Transport Geography.