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A brief pc-based hazard prediction training program improves young novice drivers’ hazard perception skills 13 August 2024 SWOV researchers Van der Kint, Van Schagen, Vlakveld, Mons, De Zwart and Hoekstra coauthored the article 'A brief pc-based hazard prediction training program improves young novice drivers’ hazard perception skills compared to a control group over time' in Transportation Research Part F.

Vacancy intern: Red light negation at intersections - algorithms for data synchronisation 1 August 2024

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FERSI Position Paper: Secondary roads – road safety challenges 23 May 2024 This FERSI position paper demonstrates the important contribution of secondary rural roads to the burden of road traffic injuries and fatalities. It identifies the most important road safety challenges and emphasizes the corresponding need for addressing these by introducing appropriate remedial road infrastructure measures and new technologies, supported by consistent research and innovation.

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Webinar: How many lives and serious injuries were saved globally by making roads safer? 1 May 2024 Results of a peer-reviewed study showing how many lives and serious injuries were saved on roads made safer by iRAP partners, will be presented at an iRAP webinar on 9 May 2024

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684 road deaths in 2023 in the Netherlands: less than 2022, but no downward trend 10 April 2024 In 2023, 684 people died in traffic in the Netherlands, as announced by Statistics Netherlands on April 10. Although this is a lower number of road deaths than in 2022, we can not yet consider this development a downward trend.

Accident Analysis & Prevention

Examining road safety impacts of Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory (GLOSA) system 9 April 2024 SWOV researcher Weijermars coauthored the article 'Examining road safety impacts of Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory (GLOSA) system' in the magazine Accident Analysis & Prevention.

Effects of crowding on route preferences and perceived safety of urban cyclists in the Netherlands 26 March 2024 SWOV researchers Uijtdewilligen and Wijlhuizen coauthored the article 'Effects of crowding on route preferences and perceived safety of urban cyclists in the Netherlands' in the journal 'Transportation Research Part A'.

Meeting of the Trendline General Assembly in Prague 11 March 2024 Over 50 Trendline project participants joined the General Assembly Meeting in Prague on 22 and 23 February.

Towards a framework of driver fitness: Operationalization and comparative risk assessment 14 February 2024 SWOV researchers de Winkel, Christoph and van Nes authored the article 'Towards a framework of driver fitness: Operationalization and comparative risk assessment' in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

Triangulating the future: Developing scenarios of cyclist-automated vehicle interactions from literature, expert perspectives, and survey data 30 January 2024