A headway to improve PTW rider safety within the EU through three types of ITS

Introduction: The current safety situation for Powered Two Wheelers (PTW) within the EU is alarming. According to EU statistics, PTW riders account for 17% of all fatal road injuries in the region and twice as many fatalities per hundred thousand registered vehicles compared with occupants of cars. In recent years, too little attention has been...

Safety assessment methodology in interactive

This paper describes the safety impact assessment methodology that is developed and used for the evaluation of in-car ITS applications in the interactIVe project. InteractIVe is a project in the EU’s 7th framework program that develops new advanced driver assistance systems aimed at improving traffic safety. The safety assessment uses the...