Introducing the Organization of Transport Studies: SWOV- Institute for Road Safety Research in the Netherlands

This article describes the Netherlands’ SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, noting that this organization established the well-regarded Sustainable Safety approach to traffic safety analysis. The organization, which produces scholarly work on the subject, is also often involved in international efforts for transportation safety research and education. Much of this research is anticipatory, and follows topics such as infrastructure and road crashes, route choice, investment optimization, speed analysis and distribution, and the effects of novice drivers on roadway safety, among other things. SWOV’s Sustainable Safety approach has been used by international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank as a citation for analysis into the prevention of serious crashes and diminish casualty and fatality rates among them.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Miniistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan

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• Authors:
  • Jolanda, Maas
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 122-124
• Serial:
  • IATSS Research
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
  • ISSN: 0386-1112

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Research; Traffic safety
• Non-Preferred Terms: Institute for Road Safety Research (Netherlands)
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01029614
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 25 2006 7:13AM