Press releases
2012
- Demerit points system expected to result in temporary and limited road safety improvement in the Netherlands
6 September 2012 - 30 to 65 road traffic fatalities per year related to the use of medicines that affect driving ability
11 May 2012
2011
- Dissertation: short course enables novice drivers to anticipate traffic hazards
21 November 2011 - Dutch driver drink-and-drives less than the average EU driver
27 September 2011 - National registration of road fatalities in the Netherlands can and must be improved
6 September 2011 - Dissertation: fastest routes must be safest routes
12 May 2011 - Important role for parents in children learning safe traffic behaviour
24 February 2011
2009
- New method gives more accurate figures on seriously injured casualties
17 November 2009 -
Introduction of Different Payment for Mobility will have positive road safety effect
16 November 2009 -
10 years of Sustainable Safety: considerable decrease in fatality rate and number of traffic fatalities
12 November 2009 - 30 km/h roads much safer than 50 km/h roads
29 April 2009 - Fred Wegman professor of Road Safety at Delft University of Technology
25 February 2009
2008
- SUNflowerNext: A proposal to develop a composite road safety index for international comparisons
16 December 2008 - Possible stagnation of road safety improvement
3 December 2008 - Time series analysis in road safety research
4 November 2008 - Set of measures will reduce number of blind spot crashes considerably
16 October 2008 - Traffic much safer for children younger than fourteen
29 August 2008 - SWOV study into the feasibility of fewer than 500 road deaths in 2020
24 April 2008 - Fewer cyclists injured in crashes with motor vehicles
30 January 2008 - Road users quite good at compensating for unexpected behaviour
3 January 2008
2007
- In-car electronics and adjustments to intersection design improve the safety of the older driver
4 December 2007 - Bicycle path rather than pavement for Segway
5 October 2007 - 55 years of road safety analyzed: the peak conquered
26 April 2007 - Sharpening 2020 road safety targets is possible
26 April 2007 - Education projects: structural evaluation advisable
26 April 2007 - Improved credibility of speed limits possible
26 April 2007 - Recognizability of roads can be improved
26 April 2007 - Plea for a debate on a workable road safety criterion: Hospital admission does not always indicate severe injury
26 April 2007 - Number of road deaths stable
23 April 2007
- European study of drugs and medicines in traffic begun
15 January 2007
2006
- Dutch vision of successful road safety policy, Sustainable Safety, now internationally available
3 November 2006 - Targets for road deaths 2010 and 2020 can be lowered
30 August 2006 - SUNflower+6: Comparative study of the development of road safety in nine European countries now available
27 June 2006 - Comparative European study: Positive judgement about road safety in the Netherlands
24 april 2006
2005
- Advancing Sustainable Safety: SWOV argues for more policy renewal and more quality care in road traffic
2 November 2005 - Daytime running lights save 45 road deaths a year
5 July 2005 - SWOV: roundabout without bicycle priority is safer for cyclists
2 Februari 2005
2003
- Dutch drivers want more road safety measures
10 December 2003 - Information about safe use of Advanced Cruise Control in the car is necessary
12 November 2003