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IN-DEPTH STUDIES – A CORNERSTONE OF THE ROAD SAFETY WORK In the framework of a project financed by the UNRSF – UN Road Safety Fund, and with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (#UNECE) and the World Health Organization (WHO), #Serbia and #BosniaandHerzegovina are aiming to build a better #roadsafety system by applying in-depth studies of fatal road crashes. The project aims to promote national methodologies for in-depth analyses of road crashes in both countries.   On 15 October a global workshop on Multi-Disciplinary Collision Investigations was carried out to kick-off the project. The main objective of the workshop was to enhance the knowledge of relevant national stakeholders from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the implementation of collision investigations in several UN Member States. Side-by-side with crash investigation experts from #France, #Finland, #Germany, #India, #UnitedKingdom, and #Canada, colleagues from the crash investigation section of the Road Safety Unit of the Swedish Transport Administration contributed to the event and presented methodology and examples from Sweden. Mr Stefan Jonsson, Head of the Road Safety Unit at the Swedish Transport Administration highlighted in-depth studies as a corner stone for the road safety work in Sweden in his opening remarks at the webinar. The event was moderated by Nenad Nikolic, UNECE and Jonathon Passmore, WHO.   We look forward to contribute to the project and to share our experiences of the in-depth studies with the colleagues in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the years to come.   Johan Strandroth, Kenneth Svensson, Joakim Elfving   https://lnkd.in/d52EnrhR

Great to see that our former Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration) and Vision Zero Academy colleague Dr. Lars, Ekman continues to share his experiences and knowledge about #roadsafety and the #visionzero. He retired from Trafikverket last year, but he continues to work tirelessly and devotedly to create safer roads. Great job, Lars!

VISION ZERO IN THE SPOTLIGHT WHEN SINGAPORE VISITS SWEDEN 🇸🇬 🇸🇪 On October 2, a delegation from Land Transport Authority (LTA) Singapore and Ministry of Transport, Singapore visited Trafikverket’s (Swedish Transport Administration, STA) offices in Gothenburg. The delegation met with Christer Löfving, Rikard Fredriksson and Kenneth Svensson to discuss issues related to #roadsafety, the #VisionZero and #vehiclesafety. In addition, the Director General of the Swedish Transport Administration, Mr Roberto Maiorana, met with the delegation to talk about the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries. The MoU focuses on mutual knowledge exchange, capacity building and research within the fields of road safety, digitalisation of transport, and sustainable transport solutions. The MoU is to be signed later this autumn. Thank you, LTA, for your visit! We look forward to continued collaboration and exchange with Singapore.

Research article on the potential of HGV countermeasures to reduce the number of fatalities in crashes with VRUs Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) are involved in a large share of all serious and fatal collisions. Among these, about 30% are collisions involving vulnerable road users (VRUs). The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential of HGV countermeasures to prevent fatalities with VRUs in Sweden. Both the General Safety Regulation (GSR) and coming Euro NCAP - For Safer Cars, Vans & Trucks test programme were taken into account. The #SwedishTransportAdministration (Trafikverket) carry out in-depth studies of all fatal road crashes. In this study, all in-depth studies for the period 2015–2020 were analysed retrospectively by a consensus group of analysts, to assess the effectiveness of 22 active and passive safety systems. Overall, it was found that active and passive safety technologies could prevent up to 59% of the included fatalities.   #VisionZero #roadsafety #activesafety, #heavygoodsvehicle #HGV #passivesafety #vulnerableroadusers #VRU Rikard Fredriksson Rizzi Matteo Tania Dukic Willstrand Kristian Holmqvist Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gQBfQTMH

Looking back at five intense days in Gothenburg – days full of #roadsafety #capacitybuilding, knowledge sharing and networking. It was a packed week and the delegates met around thirty experts, from the Trafikverket’s (#SwedishTransportAdministration) road safety units, specialists from Transportstyrelsen (Swedish Transport Agency) Polismyndigheten (Swedish Police), VTI, Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, Lunds universitet, Umeå universitet, Orebro University, Göteborgs Stad, international actors, non-profit organisations and companies. 🚦During the week, we focused on a wide range of aspects and studied the #VisionZero policy innovation from various perspectives. We looked at how it can affect working methods and interventions, and discussed how a safe road transport system can be created. In addition to the theoretical parts, a combined bus and walking tour was carried out in and around Gothenburg to look at different road safety measures, such as #roundabouts, 2+1 roads, (many!) #speedbumps and #trafficcalming measures, as well as a visit to Volvo Trucks. Business Sweden arranged a side event where a number of industry actors and consultants with a road safety focus had the opportunity to briefly describe their work, followed by a networking session. 🌎 It was the sixth time we carried out the #VisionZeroInternationalCourse and this year we had 24 engaged participants from all over the globe attending. It is challenging to describe the delegates with few words, but they represent national ministries and authorities of transport and infrastructure, police authorities, international organisations, public transport companies, private sector, and NGOs. They travelled to Gothenburg from #Kazakhstan, #Botswana, #Singapore, #Colombia, #ElSalvador, #Fiji, #USA, #Canada, #Netherlands, #Portugal, #Jersey, and #Ireland. 🙏 Big thanks to everyone involved, both participants and speakers, for your engagement and contributions to a successful course week! Mats Pettersson Helena Stigson Suzanne Andersson Stefan Martinsson Thomas Berggren Martin Jönsson Cecilia Sunnevång Mikael Ljung Aust Rikard Fredriksson Ulf Björnstig Anna Vadeby Simon Sternlund Hanna Wennberg Anna Wrige Berling Emma Johansson Sven Ove Hansson Erik von Essen Lars Olov Sjostrom Peter Kronberg Agneta Berlin Kenneth Svensson Eva Björk et al.

Our colleague Hanna Wennberg was skilfully moderating the concluding panel discussion at this year’s Vision Zero International Course. Below some of her reflections from the final day of the course. Thanks for joining us Hanna!

Thanks for joining us Rikard, and for a really insightful presentation! #internationalknowledgesharing #internationalcooperation #roadsafety #visionzero #vehiclesafety

Vision Zero International Course 2024 is underway! 24 participants from 14 countries in Asia; Oceania; Africa; Europe; South, Central and North America are gathered in Gothenburg this week. So far, we have delved into the #VisionZero from different perspectives, such as Global #roadsafety governance and framework; suicide in road traffic; governance and leadership; management by objectives; in-depth studies of fatal crashes; the use of data; safety for powered two-wheelers, pedestrians and cyclists; how the police work on road safety; and examples of how a company can improve working conditions and road safety through #sobriety controls. We have also made a study visit to the VTI, Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut to learn more about the world’s first average female crash test dummy; and got a demonstration of the VTI #vehiclesimulator. Magnus Granström Matts-Åke Belin Ann-Catrin Kristianssen HENOK GIRMA ABEBE Astrid Linder Maytheewat Aramrattana Peter Larsson Sofia Gjerstad Fredlund Tomas Aliaksei Laureshyn Jonas Jansson Staffan Johannesson Eva Björk Kenneth Svensson et al. SAFER Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers Polismyndigheten World Health Organization Kungliga Tekniska högskolan Örebro universitet Volvo Cars Lunds universitet Transportstyrelsen

This week Stefan Jonsson, head of the #roadsafety unit at the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) attended the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals’ and Parachute’s annual conference 2024. The focus of this year’s conference was how to achieve #VisionZero in urban and rural environments, and Stefan gave a keynote speech providing an international outlook on Vision Zero implementation in Sweden, and beyond. Many thanks for inviting us to take part in this interesting and important conference! #CARSP2024