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Under-reporting bicycle accidents to police: Cross-country comparisons and associated factors
4 December 2017
Police crash reports are often the main source for official data in many countries. However, with the exception of fatal crashes, crashes are often underreported in a biased manner. Consequently, the countermeasures adopted according to them may be inefficient.
Former managing director Matthijs Koornstra passed away
7 November 2017
Dr Matthijs Koornstra passed away 31 October 2017.
Red light running seems to increase the risk of fatal crashes ten to fifteen times
26 October 2017
Red light running at a 50 km/h intersections has been found to increase the risk of fatal crashes ten to fifteen times. This is evident from the SWOV research 'Risk factors investigated further: 50 km /h intersections', in which so-called safety performance indicators (SPI's) have been studied. SPI's can help policy makers to pursue a proactive road safety policy. This is also called a 'risk-based approach'
SafetyCube European Road Safety Decision Support System (DSS) officially launched
19 October 2017
The SafetyCube European Road Safety Decision Support System (DSS) was officially launched on 5 October 2017 in Brussels. SafetyCube started in 2015 with the primary objective to develop an innovative road safety decision support system.
Delft Road Safety Courses 2017
20 September 2017
The annual Road Safety Course organised by DRSC, a cooperation of Delft University of Technology, SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, Delft Post Graduate Education and Road Safety for All, has kicked off!
SWOV Road Safety Management Capacity Review workshop
30 August 2017
On 30 August 2017 SWOV hosted an international group of road safety consultants and experts for a workshop on Road Safety Management Capacity Review (RSMCR). The workshop took place as part of Work Package 5 (WP5) of the
SWOV leading two new CEDR projects
21 August 2017
From 1 September SWOV will start with two new projects commissioned by CEDR, the platform for European cooperation between National Road Authorities. These projects are financed in the framework of the CEDR Transnational Road Research Programme 2016.
Special issue (AAP) ‘Improving cycling safety through scientific research’
4 July 2017
Worldwide the popularity of cycling is booming due to its many positive impacts on health, environment and accessibility
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Up to 40% of road deaths in Europe are work-related
26 June 2017
As new figures show road deaths in the European Union have not decreased in three years, a report from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) says employers, national governments and the European Union must step-up efforts to tackle the problem of work-related road risk.
Do not let the attention for pedestrians decrease
6 June 2017
In 2016, there were 51 fatalities among pedestrians in traffic in the Netherlands, Statistics Netherlands announced earlier in May. If we also take into account the road injuries that fall outside definition of 'road crash casualty', the problem must be much greater.
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