Published: 2021 : Gavriilidou, A.; Daamen, W.; Yuan, Y.; Nes, N. van; Hoogendoorn, S.P.
Tags: Transport mode, Bicycle, Infrastructure,
In the pursuit of promoting cycling and providing better cycling infrastructure, its design is of great importance. One of the critical locations in a network are intersections, and specifically T-...
Published: 2021 : Weijermars, W.; Aarts, L.
Tags: Policy,
Achtergrond: Net zoals in de psychiatrie heeft ook in de verkeersveiligheid een omslag plaatsgevonden van een reactief beleid naar een meer proactief beleid.
Doel: Beschrijven van de ontwikkeling... Read more
Published: 2021 : Twisk, D.; Stelling, A.; Gent, P. van; Groot, J. de; Vlakveld, W.
Tags: Transport mode, Bicycle, Human behaviour in traffic,
To assess the potential impact of the higher speeds of pedal-assisted bicycles on safety, this study compared conventional bicycles, pedelecs and speed pedelecs (hereafter called s-pedelecs) on mean...
Published: 2021 : Varotto, S.F.; Jansen, R.; Bijleveld, F.; Nes, N. van
Tags: Infrastructure, Human behaviour in traffic,
Automatic incident detection (AID) systems and variable speed limits (VSLs) can reduce crash probability and traffic congestion. Studies based on loop detector data have shown that AID systems...
Tags: Risks, Human behaviour in traffic,
Published: 2021 : Brown, L.; Morris, A.; Thomas, P.; Ekambaram, K.; Margaritis, D.; Davidse, R.; Shingo Usami, D.; Robibaro, M.; Persia, L.; Buttler, I.; Ziakopoulos, A.; Theofilatos, A.; Yannis, G.; Martin, A.; Wadji, F.
Tags: Transport mode, Powered two-wheeler, Risks, Human behaviour in traffic,
Introduction: The number of road fatalities have been falling throughout the European Union (EU) over the past 20 years and most Member States have achieved an overall reduction. Research has mainly...
Published: 2021 (SWOV): Vlakveld, W.; Doumen, M.; Kint, S. van der
Tags: Risks, Human behaviour in traffic,
The aim of this study was to investigate how texting when the smartphone in a mount next to the wheel, negatively affects safe driving behavior and gaze behavior. In most countries hand-held phone...
Publication/report R-2020-27
Published: 2020 (SWOV): Aarts, L.T.; Schepers, J.P.; Goldenbeld, Ch.; Decae, R.J.; Bos, N.M.; Bijleveld, F.D.; Doumen, M.J.A.; Dijkstra, A.; Mons, C.; Commandeur, J.J.F.; Hermens, F.
Tags: Road safety in numbers, Policy,
In 2019 vielen 661 doden in het Nederlandse verkeer, 17 doden minder dan in 2018. Toch is er de laatste tien jaar geen sprake van een dalende trend. Nemen we daarbij het te verwachten aantal... Read... Read more
Publication/report R-2020-28
Published: 2020 (SWOV): Bos, N.M.; Bijleveld, F.D.; Decae, R.J.; Aarts, L.T.
Tags: Road safety in numbers,
Het aantal ernstig verkeersgewonden is een belangrijke indicator voor de verkeersonveiligheid. Een ernstig verkeersgewonde wordt in Nederland sinds 2010 als volgt gedefinieerd:
Een ernstig... Read... Read more
Tags: Road safety in numbers, Policy,verkeersslachtoffer
This fact sheet discusses the development of the number of serious road injuries in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, serious road injuries are defined as persons admitted to hospital for the...... Read more
