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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to support a EUR 470 million nationwide Scheme to reduce death and injury caused by traffic accidents across Greece. NTUA had contributed to the economic analysis of this major road safety scheme. Over the next three years, national road operator Egnatia Odos
will improve road safety at 7,000+ of the most dangerous sites, located
across 11 Regions of Greece. The small scale safety schemes will
include installation of traffic barriers, provision of anti-skid
surfaces and improved warning signs and markings on roads identified as
high-risk. Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Kostas Karamanlis, stated that “improving
road safety across Greece is a national priority and the EIB support
will reduce significantly the risk of accidents at the Greek interurban
road network”.  |
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Latest Developments
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The World Bank Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) has published a Guide, which gives a precise assessment on the magnitude and complexity of road safety challenges
faced by Low and Middle Income Countries and assists policy makers
understand the road safety framework in context of their own country
systems and performance. This valuable Guide responds to the critical
need for collecting and documenting accurate road safety performance
data.   |
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Our Publications
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The International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences (IATSS) organised with great success the 6th Global Interactive Forum on Traffic & Safety which was held online on 26 November 2020. Researchers and practitioners at this symposium clarified the definition
and measurement of “traffic culture” and explored its relationship with
road user behaviour and traffic safety stakeholders actions.
The results of these discussions are expected to pave the way for
implementing more effective traffic safety measures in order of
importance and urgency.   NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: |
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The European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI) organized with great success the TG Safety & Security Meeting, which was held online on 30 November 2020. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentations: |
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The Laboratory of Health and Road Safety (LaHeRS) organised with great success an online Conference titled: “Road Safety Culture, Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow” on 20-21 November.
The Conference was addressed to teachers and all kinds of specialists
who aim at promoting safe transportations. New developments in the
field of road safety culture were discussed followed by a fruitful
discussion on innovative methods, modern tools and good practices in the education field.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: |
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An NTUA Diploma Thesis titled “Preferences towards e-scooters in Athens” was recently presented by Vasilis Maragkoudakis. The objective of this Diploma Thesis is to investigate the preferences towards e-scooters in Athens and
to identify the most important factors affecting traveler modal choices
in Athens. Logistic regression models were developed (multinomial and
binary), which demonstrated that the probability of choosing an
e-scooter depends largely on the cost, time, comfort, attitudes, habits
and the demographic characteristics of the respondents. The faster and
the more economical is the trip and the more familiar is the traveler
with e-scooters is, the more likely he/she is to choose them over other
means of transport.   |
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Upcoming Events
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The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) is organising an online PIN Talk titled “How to improve the safety of goods vehicles in the EU?“, which will be held on 14 December, 14:00-15:45 CET.
The event will focus on the safety of goods vehicles in the EU, looking
at goods vehicle safety but also the safety of goods vehicle drivers
and all other road users.   |
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The European Union Road Federation (ERF) is organising a Roadside Safety Event which will be held on-line on 15 December 2020. Topics
for this event include, but are not limited to: Standards EN 1317 &
CE Marking, CPR and Road Restraint Systems, Barrier installation, BIM,
Simulations, Motorcyclist Protection Systems.  |
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The Horizon 2020 project SHOW (SHared automation Operating models for Worldwide adoption) will organise the 1st Concertation Workshop, which will be held online on 16 December 2020, from 10.00am to 4.30pm CET. The
workshop will focus on discussions about the planning of demonstrations
for fleets of Automated Vehicles around Europe, concerning mainly road
transport for both passengers and goods.  |
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The Forum of European Road Safety Research Organisations (FERSI) is organising the 2021 Road Safety Conference which will take place on 28-29 October 2021 in Hague, Netherlands.
The conference focuses on the exchange of national and regional
experiences with implementing evidence-based road safety measures with
specific focus on the road to successful implementation, including
overcoming barriers and promising ways to facilitate decision
making. Extended abstracts submission deadline: 15 February 2021  | | | |
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