PROGRAMMES
Programme Type
Funding programme
Origin
National (Finland)
Finland
Duration
STRIA Roadmaps
Overview
Background & Policy context
The research programme involves multidisciplinary traffic safety research in the areas of road, rail, and maritime traffic, with a main focus on technical countermeasures and applications. In the programme, applied and customer-oriented research is conducted to contribute to overall traffic safety.
Strategic Objectives
The overall objective of the programme is to support decision making for national traffic safety goals. Specifically the aim of the programme is to reduce the annual number of road fatalities in Finland to less than 250 in 2010 and less than 100 in 2025. For rail and maritime traffic, the goal is to maintain a safety level involving neither fatalities nor serious environmental damage.
Funding
Institution Type
Institution Name
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Type of funding
Public (national/regional/local)
Total Budget
N/A
Participating countries
Finland
Projects covered
No projects covered for this programme.
Contact
Name
Juha Luoma
Email
juha.luoma@vtt.fi
Organisation
Teknologiasta liiketoimintaa
Zipcode
02044
City
Espoo
Country
Phone
Organisation Website
Programme Website