Improving the safety of vulnerable road users through Intelligent Transport Systems

Johan Scholliers; Merja Penttinen; Lars Leden

Improving the safety of vulnerable road users through Intelligent Transport Systems

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Abstract

During the last years, major steps have been made to increase road safety and the number of fatalities in the EU has decreased overall. The use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) has facilitated this decrease. However, Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs), such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, moped riders, have not enjoyed the same decrease in fatalities experienced by other traffic participants. Together, they account for 68% of the fatalities in urban areas. Whilst the total number of road fatalities in the last decade has decreased in EU-14, this has coincided with a corresponding increase in fatalities for PTW riders which is much higher than their contribution to traffic. The accident risk for PTW riders is much greater than for car drivers - depending on the countries, it is between about 5 and 25 times greater.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research highlights in safety and security
Place of Publication	Espoo
Publisher	VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Pages	106-107
ISBN (Electronic)	978-951-38-8130-6
ISBN (Print)	978-951-38-8129-0
Publication status	Published - 2013
MoE publication type	D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material

Publication series

Series	VTT Research Highlights
Number	10
ISSN	2242-1173

UN SDGs

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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Research highlights in safety and security
Rouhiainen, V. (Editor), 2013, Espoo: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. 134 p. (VTT Research Highlights; No. 10).
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Improving the safety of vulnerable road users through Intelligent Transport Systems. / Scholliers, Johan ; Penttinen, Merja; Leden, Lars.
Research highlights in safety and security. Espoo: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 2013. p. 106-107 (VTT Research Highlights; No. 10).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter or book article › Professional

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Improving the safety of vulnerable road users through Intelligent Transport Systems

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