This study analyzes how the willingness to pay (WTP) for a risk reduction for traffic accidents varies depending on the specific traffic safety measures and whether they are framed as public or private goods. Building on previous studies, we designed and conducted a contingent valuation survey...

This study analyzes how the willingness to pay (WTP) for a risk reduction for traffic accidents varies depending on the specific traffic safety measures and whether they are framed as public or private goods. Building on previous studies, we designed and conducted a contingent valuation survey...

The rapid rise of e-scooters (electric scooters) in cities around the world, boosted by the introduction of shared e-scooter services has visibly reshaped the way people move around cities, sparking both excitement and controversy. With the increase in popularity of these vehicles, concerns...

Die EU-Kommission plant eine jährliche Hauptuntersuchung für PKW ab zehn Jahren, um die Verkehrssicherheit zu erhöhen. Dieser Policy Impuls analysiert die Maßnahme aus ökonomischer Perspektive und zeigt: Die geplante Regelung erzielt kaum sicherheitsrelevante Effekte, verursacht aber...

Using data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System for the period 1983-1997, Cohen and Einav (Review of Economics and Statistics 2003; 85(4): 828-843) found that mandatory seatbelt laws were associated with a 4 to 6 percent reduction in traffic fatalities among motor vehicle occupants. After...

This study analyzes how the willingness to pay (WTP) for a risk reduction for traffic accidents varies depending on the specific traffic safety measures and whether they are framed as public or private goods. Building on previous studies, we designed and conducted a contingent valuation survey...

This paper presents a detailed analysis of claims that occurred on Brazilian federal highways, in the years 2020 and 2021, registered by the Federal Highway Police (PRF), segmented by brand, year of manufacture and model, to establish a severity criterion from of these characteristics. To...

This study analyzes how the willingness to pay (WTP) for a risk reduction for traffic accidents varies depending on the specific traffic safety measures and whether they are framed as public or private goods. Building on previous studies, we designed and conducted a contingent valuation survey...

Despite the proliferation of new types of personal mobility devices (PMDs) coming to the market in recent years there is no harmonised European regulations to govern their technical characteristics beyond the general requirements contained in the Machinery Regulation. The aim of this project was...

Despite the proliferation of new types of personal mobility devices (PMDs) coming to the market in recent years there is no harmonised European regulations to govern their technical characteristics beyond the general requirements contained in the Machinery Regulation. The aim of this project was...

Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are essential to achieving the EU's vision of seamless transport for both passengers and freight. The availability of 'open' and high quality transport data will provide substantial improvements in performance of transport networks, operations and services,...

This paper presents a detailed analysis of claims that occurred on Brazilian federal highways, in the years 2020 and 2021, registered by the Federal Highway Police (PRF), segmented by brand, year of manufacture and model, to establish a severity criterion from of these characteristics. To...

This report is one of the visible results of the activities of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) in monitoring safety levels and performance. It is also part of the Agency's effort to provide its stakeholders with a comprehensive overview of the development of railway safety and...

In 2022, 20 640 people were killed in road accidents in the EU, with pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists particularly at risk. The EU aims at halving road fatalities and serious injuries by 2030 and getting close to zero by 2050. We assessed whether the Commission had been effective at...

In 2022, 20 640 people were killed in road accidents in the EU, with pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists particularly at risk. The EU aims at halving road fatalities and serious injuries by 2030 and getting close to zero by 2050. We assessed whether the Commission had been effective at...

Using administrative Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data, matched with the UK Household Longitudinal Study (covering the period between 2013 and 2015), we estimate income-related inequalities in ownership of safer cars. We also apply regression-based decompositions to explore the...

In early 2023 a Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl chloride - a hazardous chemical - derailed near East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment resulted in five of the cars carrying the chemical spilling their contents, which contaminated air and groundwater and forced the evacuation of several...

Certain features of imported second-hand cars (e.g., age, degree of wear and tear, technical design) can increase their likelihood for traffic crashes. Three official datasets which cover an eight year period (2008–2015) are used to test the connection between importation of second-hand cars...

This paper extends work previously undertaken to map the actors involved in the road transport industry at a municipal level in the UK (Staton et al., 2022) and explores the decision-making of, and relationships between, key actors with regard to road safety intervention. Interviews were...

Current “safe enough” Autonomous Vehicle (AV) metrics focus on overall safety outcomes such as net losses across a deployed vehicle fleet using driving automation, compared to net losses assuming outcomes produced by human driven vehicles. While such metrics can provide an important report...

Traffic courts are deeply important, but we know almost nothing about what goes on inside them. There are at least three reasons to care. First, traffic courts resolve over half of all cases brought into our justice system each year. Understanding how traffic courts work is thus crucial for...

In March 2022 the JRC (Units B.6, C.4, E.3) organized an Exploratory Workshop entitled "Toward explainable, robust, and fair AI in automated and autonomous vehicles", bringing together experts in fields such as Trustworthy AI, autonomous driving, and vehicle testing. This report summarizes the...

Regulation (EU) 2018/8581. establishes the role and obligations of economic operators, Member States and the European Commission regarding the type approval and compliance of motor vehicles placed on the EU market. Article 2 of the regulation provides the measures needed when automotive products...

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications are already integrated and expected to expand within the aviation sociotechnical ecosystem. Machine Learning (ML) models are capable and could excel on accident report classification tasks within the aviation context, assuming adequate and proper...

Thanks to the EU General Safety Regulation, all vehicles in the EU will now have to be equipped with a series of new safety features to assist the driver and help better protect passengers, pedestrians and cyclists across the EU. The rules also establish the first legal framework to allow...

Thanks to the EU General Safety Regulation, all vehicles in the EU will now have to be equipped with a series of new safety features to assist the driver and help better protect passengers, pedestrians and cyclists across the EU. The rules also establish the first legal framework to allow...

During COVID-19, curfews spread like wildfire. Although their impact on curbing the spread of disease remains to be proven, curfews have the potential to bring about costs to society in multiple domains. This paper investigates the impact of curfews on road safety in an urban setting. It shows...