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- United Nations – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, November 2024
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is observed on the third Sunday of November each year (this year on November 17), launched in 1995 by the European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (FEVR) and since 2005 adopted by the United Nations and is dedicated to remembering the many millions killed or injured in road crashes and their families and communities, [...]
- Self-reported Driver fatigue, Europe 2023
According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, 21% of car drivers report to have driven while having trouble keeping eyes open in the past 30 days. The highest self-declared rates of fatigue while driving correspond to Luxembourg (31%), while the lowest are recorded in the United Kingdom (13%).
- hEART2025 – 13th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, Munich, June 2025
The 13th Symposium of European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART2025) will take place in Munich, on 10-12 June 2025. The Symposium will offer an opportunity for in depth discussion in all scientific methods and analyses in transport. Researchers can submit their papers until 31 December 2024.
- Self-reported Distraction per road user type, Europe 2023
According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, mobile phone use is more frequent self-declared among car drivers (28%) compared to PTW riders (21%) and cyclists (21%). Furthermore, 69% of pedestrians declare to text or check social media, while walking in the streets, while the highest rates of mobile phone use for [...]
- 104th TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, January 2025
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is organising the 104th Annual Meeting, which will be held in Washington DC, on 5-9 January 2025. The meeting program covers all transportation modes, with sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. Early bird registrations are until 20 November 2024.
- Self-reported Drink driving per road user type, Europe 2023
According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, PTW riders declare to drink and drive more often (20%) compared to cyclists (17%) and car drivers (12%). The highest self-declared drinking and driving rates for PTW riders were observed in Ireland (36%), while the highest respective rates for car drivers were recorded in Luxembourg (24%).
- Self-reported Helmet use per road user type, Europe 2023
According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, cyclists report higher non-helmet use rates (63%) compared to PTW riders (29%). The highest self-declared travelling without helmet rates for cyclists were recorded in the Netherlands (88%), while the highest respective rates for PTW riders were observed in Bosnia and Herzegovina (52%).
- IRF – World Road Statistics 2024 Open to All, September 2024
The International Road Federation (IRF) released the 61th edition of the IRF World Road Statistics 2024 (WRS2024), with data now open to all for free through the IRF WRS Data Warehouse platform, thanks to the generous support of the TotalEnergies Foundation and Michelin Corporate Foundation. The IRF WRS 2024 continues to be the major comprehensive, universal source of statistical data on road networks, traffic and inland transport, [...]
- Self-reported Seat belt use per road user type, Europe 2023
According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, car passengers in the back seat report higher non-seat belt use rates compared to car drivers. The highest self-declared travelling without wearing seat belt rates both as car driver and as car passenger in the back seat correspond to Bosnia and Herzegovina (48% and [...]
- Self-reported Speeding per road user type, Europe 2023
According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, car drivers report speeding more often (61%) than PTW riders (45%). The highest self-declared speeding rates were observed in Luxembourg for car drivers and in Latvia for PTW riders, while the lowest self-declared rates of speeding for car drivers correspond to the United Kingdom [...]