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Towards marginal cost pricing of maritime transport
2003-12-19
Publication. Besides the open sea, ports, fairways, pilot services, and ice-breaking are the main maritime infrastructure components. Marginal costs of maritime transport can be divided into the following groups: emissions to water and air, accidents, and costs related to... Read more... »
Traffic management for a sustainable environment
2003-12-17
Publication. Road traffic is the most important source of many air pollutants in Sweden. Environment Quality Standards which prescribe acceptable air quality have been, or will be, introduced within the current decade. Due to the environmental influence of road traffic... Read more... »
Polish honour for Ulf Sandberg
2003-12-05
News. VTI researcher Ulf Sandberg, and his long-term Polish colleague and co-author Jerzy Ejsmont, have been awarded a prize by the Polish Ministry of Education for their Tyre/Road Noise Reference Book. The prize, in the Monograph Class, is awarded annually to... Read more... »
Evaluation of the moose dummy Mooses II with a view to consumer guidance
2003-11-21
Publication. Four out of five who die after colliding with game (moose, deer, elk, reindeer) in Sweden have hit a moose. The moose appear suddenly and unexpectedly, the driver has little chance to swerve or even break. The long legs of the moose catch the bumper and knock... Read more... »
Improvements to the municipal road network in five towns. Demonstration project in Mälardalen Region of the Swedish National Road Administration in 2001/2002
2003-10-24
Publication. 40–80 % reduction in fatality or injury risk after physical road improvement measures in demonstration projects.The risk of pedestrians or cyclists being killed or seriously injured in a collision accident with a motor vehicle decreased by 40–80 % as a result... Read more... »
Large EU project on sustainable road construction materials
2003-08-12
News. The resources of nature are finite. Whether or not we want to do so, we must think in terms of reuse when new roads are to be constructed.Instead of natural gravel and crushed rock, roads can for instance be built using crushed concrete, slag products from... Read more... »
Jane Summerton takes up her post as professor at VTI
2003-07-07
News. On 1 July Jane Summerton will take up her VTI professorship in technology and social change, with the focus on traffic safety. Jane Summerton's last appointment was as senior lecturer at Tema Institute, the department of Technology and Social Change (Tema T)... Read more... »
Public transportation in the city – Do people avoid travelling because they feel unsafe?
2003-07-02
Publication. A questionnaire was constructed in order to study perceived attractiveness, feelings of unsafety and different types of perceived risks connected to six different transport modes (car, city bus, tram, regional bus, commuter train and subway). The... Read more... »
Influence of pavement ruts on driver behaviour - a pilot study in the VTI driving simulator
2003-06-27
Publication. The aim of the pilot study was twofold. Firstly, to examine if the VTI driving simulator with its restraints is suited for this kind of studies. If so, it may be a means for the Swedish National Road Administration to judge the total effects of different road... Read more... »
The friction on smooth ice for new and used winter tyres
2003-06-25
Publication. Studded tyres are superior on icy roads. No significant influence of age on the ice friction of winter tyres.The results show that on ice near zero degrees C, studded tyres as a group still are superior to non studded tyres including the specialised studless... Read more... »

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Towards marginal cost pricing of maritime transport

Traffic management for a sustainable environment

Polish honour for Ulf Sandberg

Evaluation of the moose dummy Mooses II with a view to consumer guidance

Improvements to the municipal road network in five towns. Demonstration project in Mälardalen Region of the Swedish National Road Administration in 2001/2002

Large EU project on sustainable road construction materials

Jane Summerton takes up her post as professor at VTI

Public transportation in the city – Do people avoid travelling because they feel unsafe?

Influence of pavement ruts on driver behaviour - a pilot study in the VTI driving simulator

The friction on smooth ice for new and used winter tyres

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