News

Safety Science How does hourly variation in exposure to cyclists and motorised vehicles affect cyclist safety? A case study from a Dutch cycling capital 29 March 2022 SWOV researchers Uijtdewilligen, Wijlhuizen, Bijleveld and Dijkstra coauthored the article 'How does hourly variation in exposure to cyclists and motorised vehicles affect cyclist safety? A case study from a Dutch cycling capital' in the journal Safety Science.
Politiesirene ETSC: Enforcement of rules on drink-driving and mobile phone use at the wheel decreases in majority of European countries 15 March 2022 Significant weaknesses in the enforcement of road safety rules are holding back progress on reducing road deaths in Europe, according to a new report from the European Transport Safety Council.  
RSA logo RSA Academic Lecture: Serious Injuries 17 February 2022 RSA’s Annual Academic Lecture was held on January 27, which centered on the topic of serious injuries. The lecture brought together national and international road safety experts to share their research on a road safety issue.
levitate logo Guidelines and recommendations for future policy of cooperative and automated passenger cars 31 January 2022 SWOV researchers Gebhard, Nabavi Niaki, Schermers, and Goldenbeld coauthored the deliverable D6.5 'Guidelines and recommendations for future policy of cooperative and automated passenger cars' of the H2020 project LEVITATE.
MEDIATOR behind the scenes: monitoring the driver 19 January 2022 The EU-funded MEDIATOR project, coordinated by SWOV, is developing a system that mediates between human driver and the vehicle automation to ensure safe, real-time switching between the two, based on who is fittest to drive. Currently, the prototypes of the four main system compone
Defining suitable Safe System projects: The experience of the SaferAfrica project in five African countries 5 January 2022 SWOV researcher Schermers coauthored the article 'Defining suitable Safe System projects: The experience of the SaferAfrica project in five African countries' in IATSS Research.
Starting off 2022 with a new program and a new director 22 December 2021 The new year also marks the start of SWOV's new research program. This research program will focus on new developments now or in the near future, such as mobility shifts due to the corona crisis, the migration between urban and rural areas and developments in vehicle automation.
FERSI Conference 2022: Call for contributions 20 December 2021 FERSI is organising a two-day conference for researchers and policy makers on 6 and 7 October 2022 in the Hague. FERSI invites you to submit a proposal for a contribution.
FERSI Executive Board (re)elected 8 December 2021 FERSI’s General Assembly, in its meeting of 24 November, (re)elected its Executive Board for the next three years: President Rob Eenink (SWOV), Vice-President Dominique Mignot (UE), and members Lila Gaitanidou (HIT/CERTH), Astrid Lin
Fewer casualties in 2020, but additional investments and measures remain necessary 2 December 2021 In 2020, 610 people were killed in Dutch traffic and 19,700 people were seriously injured, of whom 6,500 had an injury severity of MAIS3+.