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...

The EU Commission is planning an annual general inspection for cars over ten years old in order to increase road safety. This Policy Impulse analyzes the measure from an economic perspective and shows: The planned regulation hardly achieves any safety-relevant effects, but causes considerable...

This study presents an exploratory analysis of the key factors contributing to fatal and severe crashes on German motorways. We employ Poisson and Negative Binomial regression models, combined with Lasso regularization and stability selection, to explore model specifications incorporating...

The rapid rise of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and recharging infrastructure in Europe, driven by the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) and the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), underscores the need for robust fire safety measures in covered parking...

The European Commission highlights hydrogen as an important energy carrier and chemical feedstock that could help decarbonise sectors otherwise deemed hard-to-abate. Europe's existing natural gas grid is seen as a promising asset to repurpose for the transportation of hydrogen. This technical...

This research examines the factors that influence the safety climate in the maritime industry, focusing on employee competence, use of safety equipment, and safety training in Indonesian shipping companies. The research proposes that variations in ship operations contribute to different levels...