Publications

Overview of Harmonized European Crash Investigations - From Focused Studies to a Holistic Approach

The aim with this paper is to describe the evolution of harmonized European crash investigations. The European Commission has during the past decade funded several specialized crash investigation studies focusing on: the cause of road crashes, child safety

Pan-European In-depth Road Accident Database

The large number of road accidents and casualties requires the development of a European approach or collecting data that will allow a harmonized and detailed investigation of accidents, while assuring the quality of the collected information. Within the

Still red light for red light cameras? An update

The present study has replicated the results from a previous meta-analysis by Erke (2009) [Erke, A., 2009. Red light for red-light cameras? A meta-analysis of the effects of red-light cameras on crashes. Accident Analysis & Prevention 41 (5), 897–905.]

A test-based method for the assessment of pre-crash warning and braking systems

In this paper, a test-based assessment method for pre-crash warning and braking systems is presented where the effectiveness of a system is measured by its ability to reduce the number of injuries of a given type or severity in car-to-car rear-end

Towards a Global and Harmonized Database for In-Depth Accident Investigation in Europe: The Dacota Project

The aim with this paper is to describe the procedure for the development of a common methodology for research accident investigation and identifying and training new research teams across Europe. In-depth accident investigation has a great potential to

Understanding driver self-regulating behavior: how does phone use influence vehicle control in real world?

Using manual measurements on event recorder video and image processing algorithms to extract optical parameters

Vehicle kinematics and optical parameters such as optical angle, optical expansion rate, and tau are thought to underlie drivers’ ability to avoid and handle critical traffic situations. Analyses of these parameters in naturalistic driving data with video

What can the drivers' own description from combined sources provide in an analysis of driver distraction and low vigilance in accident situations?

Abstract Accident data play an important role in vehicle safety development. Accident data sources are generally limited in terms of how much information is provided on driver states and behaviour prior to an accident. However, the precise limitations vary

Understanding Bicycle Dynamics and Cyclist Behavior from Naturalistic Field Data

As technology advances, motorized vehicles employ newer, more intelligent systems to improve drivers’ safety and mobility. The evolution of these systems is supported by increasingly accurate models for driver behavior and vehicle dynamics. Despite the

Human fatigue's effect on the risk of maritime groundings - A Bayesian Network modeling approach

The article introduces a general method for developing a Bayesian Network (BN) for modeling the risk of maritime ship accidents. A BN of human fatigue in the bridge management team and the risk of ship grounding is proposed. The qualitative part of the BN

Internal validation of near-crashes in naturalistic driving studies: a continuous and multivariate approach

Large naturalistic driving studies give extremely detailed insight into how traffic accidents happen and what causes them. However, even in very large studies there are only relatively few crashes. Hence one additionally selects and studies crash

Reducing the probability of ship grounding: which measure to undertake?

The analytic hierarchy process has been used to elicit the knowledge of maritime transport stakeholders, such as seafarers, authorities, insurers and academics, regarding human factors and risk-reducing measures for ship groundings. Measures against human

Introducing naturalistic cycling data: What factors influence bicyclists' safety in the real world?

Presently, the collection and analysis of naturalistic data is the most credited method for understanding road user behavior and improving traffic safety. Such methodology was developed for motorized vehicles, such as cars and trucks, and is still

Evaluation of Hybrid III Thoracic Injury Criteria in Impacts with a Simulated Truck Steering Wheel - Suggestions for Modifications in Instrumentation and Reference Values

Unbelted drivers of heavy commercial vehicles are likely to suffer chest injuries from steering wheel rim contact in frontal impacts. The aim of the present study was to investigate to what extent the current regulatory dummy, the Hybrid III, is capable

Chest Injuries in Heavy Vehicle Frontal Collisions - Evaluation and Adaptation of the Hybrid III Dummy Instrumentation and Injury Reference Values by Means of Human Body Modeling

The safety of passenger cars has been significantly improved during the last decades. Similar improvements are not as apparent in heavy vehicles and one of the reasons is believed to be deficiencies in heavy vehicle crash testing and the tools used to