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Municipal politicians attitudes to road safety – An interview study
2005-12-20
Publication. Qualitative in-depth interviews have been carried out with 20 municipal politicians responsible for road safety matters in 13 municipalities. The purpose was to elucidate the attitude of the municipal politicians to road safety, and work with road safety, and... Read more... »
Traffic safety on links in urban areas. Results based on traffic network analysis according to "the quiet street"
2005-12-07
Publication. This investigation is part of the project Effect models for road traffic installations (EMV) which is financed by the Swedish Road Administration. The investigation focuses on safety on links in urban areas – sections of streets with the exclusion of major... Read more... »
Men and women in traffic – A literature review
2005-11-16
Publication. The object of the project ”Men and women in traffic – A literature review” has been to enhance knowledge of the different factors that influence the attitudes of men and women to their cars, car ownership and driving. This project is intended to be the first... Read more... »
EU project on driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol and medicine
2005-11-08
News. The EU project DRUID (Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alciohol and Medicine) unites 21 European countries to combat driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol and medicine. The number of accidents that can be coupled to psychoactive substances –... Read more... »
Engine management during standstill periods: idling or engine turn-off
2005-11-03
Publication. There is a scarcity of data on which decisions can be based regarding the limitation of idling during standstill periods. There is also reason to believe that the significance of engine management during standstill may vary between different propulsion... Read more... »
The external costs of traffic air pollution
2005-10-14
Publication. This report presents the results from an examination of ExternE–calculations for traffic in Stockholm and Sweden. Based on this examination we propose a method for the calculation of the external costs caused by local traffic air pollution. The method is to... Read more... »
VTI strengthens its position
2005-09-26
News. The tenure of Urban Karlström who has been Director General of VTI for almost six years has been extended by the government until February 2009. He will therefore continue for a few more years to help develop VTI into the leading transport research institute... Read more... »
Help for Drowsy Motorists
2005-09-19
News. VTI researchers Anna Anund and Björn Peters have been working with an EU project called AWAKE. The aim of the project that had its “final review” in Italy in September 2004 is to develop a system that can reliably detect worsening driver performance, caused... Read more... »
Inhalable particles from the interaction between tyres, road pavement and friction materials. Final report from the WearTox project
2005-09-13
Publication. High concentrations of inhalable particles (PM10) in ambient air have a proven relation to mortality and different kinds of airway disorders in the population. There are also indications of a connection to cardio vascular diseases. The negative health effects... Read more... »
Inhalable particles from pavement wear caused by studded tyres – properties and inflammatory effects in human airway cell
2005-09-13
Publication. High concentrations of inhalable particles (PM10) in ambient air have a proven relation to mortality and different kinds of airway disorders in the population. There are also indications of a connection to cardio vascular diseases. The negative health effects... Read more... »

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Municipal politicians attitudes to road safety – An interview study

Traffic safety on links in urban areas. Results based on traffic network analysis according to "the quiet street"

Men and women in traffic – A literature review

EU project on driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol and medicine

Engine management during standstill periods: idling or engine turn-off

The external costs of traffic air pollution

VTI strengthens its position

Help for Drowsy Motorists

Inhalable particles from the interaction between tyres, road pavement and friction materials. Final report from the WearTox project

Inhalable particles from pavement wear caused by studded tyres – properties and inflammatory effects in human airway cell

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