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In 2001, the need for long-term policy-oriented research to support the activities of the Flemish Government became apparent. As a result, 12 Flemish Research Groups consisting of one or more universities or research organisations performing long-term res ...
BelgiumThe research programme 'Safety and Security in Transport' (TRANSIKK) is a continuation of the research programme 'Risk and Safety in the Transport Sector' (RISIT) which lasted from 2002 to 2009. The TRANSIKK programme provides funding ...
NorwayThe programme should increase security of inhabitants, and prevent extraordinary and crisis situations. A part of the programme is focured on provision of security of (transport, energy, etc.) infrastructures and modeling possible future crisis scenarios. ...
Czech RepublicACRUDA Urban and suburban railway networks are facing the need for improvements in cruise speed and reduced headways to enhance track capacity. Signalling systems are now widely computerised, but standardisation and a transition to communications-based so ...
EuropeanBERTRANC Despite the major role of waterborne transport in Europe and its achieved efficiency, the safety record of maritime operations over the past 15 years has not been acceptable. A number of incidents and accidents have brought into question the indu ...
EuropeanCASMET The existing common accident and incident analysis schemes in maritime operations do not pay adequate attention to human and organisational errors, and differ significantly between EU countries. Moreover, the gathering of facts by authorities is co ...
EuropeanFSEA The promotion of a safety culture based on a pro-active approach- as opposed to a reactive one- is considered essential to improve safety in maritime transport. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has followed that approach with the adoptio ...
EuropeanMASTER The contribution of vehicle speed to accidents, causing death and injury is a major concern in road traffic. Several studies have confirmed the positive influence of reduced driving speeds on the number and severity of accidents. Besides a car' ...
EuropeanSEALOC Extensive international efforts aiming to improve the safety of vessel operations and ensure the containment of transport-related maritime pollution are underway with the objective of avoiding severe ship casualties and their disastrous consequence ...
EuropeanSTAIRS The adequate supply of road accident and injury records on a European scale is perceived to be important for the selection, implementation and evaluation of road safety measures. Preventive technical and organisational action, as well as adjustment ...
EuropeanNPF-Urban Transport The European White Paper on Transport Policy identified the ever-increasing congestion, environmental pollution and consumption of energy based on imported fossil fuels as key causes for the deteriorating performance of Europe's t ...
EuropeanVRShips-ROPAX Maritime transport and shipbuilding, including activities in the offshore sector, are critical parts of Europe's economy, industry and commerce, trade and tourism. The shipbuilding industry in Europe as a whole (EU, including Poland and ...
EuropeanThis is a comparative analysis looking at social conditions of the production of road safety statistics. The objective was to highlight the social conditions of the production of road safety statistics, particularly focusing on academic strategies related ...
FranceThe aim of the study was to contribute to the emergence, valorisation and translation of available, but poorly visible, knowledge on road safety. The project focused therefore on involving actors which are currently not very visible. The goal of the study ...
FranceA study on human error in accidents and parameters related to the state of the driver contributing to the degradation of driving situations due to several reasons. Starting from a thorough analysis of detailed accident study data, and according to a model ...
FranceIn the majority of European countries, the missions of public actors in road safety control do not deal exclusively with road safety. Also, competences of enforcement agencies, in particular regarding violations, are dispersed both between civil and milit ...
FranceRoad accidents occurring during a mission for an employer account for 20% to 40% of fatal work accidents in the majority of industrialised countries. The objective was to set up, in France, a monitoring and epidemiological analysis of road risk incurred b ...
FranceR4 (Régime de Régulation du Risque Routier- road risk regulation regime) is a new method that offers new and application-based knowledge, whether for action or for international comparison. The objective is to model the speed risk, its effects and the act ...
FranceIn France, knowledge on death causes of road accident victims who are killed instantly in the crash remains insufficient or even non-existent. The Rhône 'département', which keeps a medical register of road accident victims, proposes to determin ...
FranceThe French Interministerial Committee for Road Safety (CISR) of 18th December 2002 decided that a better knowledge of the consequences of road accidents, and particularly casualties involving cranial trauma, was to be one of the Government's action p ...
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