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Effects of Eurovignette directive Dir. 1999/62/EC as amended by Dir. 2006/38/EC – Country report Sweden
2010-12-21
Publication. The basis for the national report is the request in article 11 of the Eurovignette directive (Directive 1999/62/EC as amended by Dir. 2006/38/EC). “No later than 10 June 2011, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on... Read more... »
Alternative TMA carriers. Crash test with a tractor, an articulated front-end loader and a rigid frame
2010-12-17
Publication. TMAs (Truck Mounted Attenuator) are used as mobile protectors for road work zones. They are typically mounted on trucks. In this project the VTI has crashtested TMAs installed on alternative TMA carriers, i.e. a tractor and an articulated front-end loader.... Read more... »
Evaluation of a mandatory risk-education program for learner drivers in Sweden
2010-12-16
Publication. On 1 July 1999 the mandatory skid training for learner drivers was replaced by a new expanded risk education program. The aim was to put emphasis on teaching pupils’ risk awareness instead of how to handle critical situations. The purpose of this report is to... Read more... »
Road safety effect of speed cameras established in 2006 – Analysis of injuries in 2007–2008
2010-12-16
Publication. During 2006, the Swedish Road Administration and the National Police Board began the introduction of a more modern version of automatic traffic safety control (ATSC). A new system, which enables a considerably greater degree of automation to be used in speed... Read more... »
Young people's attitudes towards acquiring a driving licence 2002–2009
2010-12-08
Publication. The proportion of licensed drivers among adolescents (aged 18–24 years old) has in the past 15 years decreased in Sweden. In the 1980s a large number of adolescents obtained their driving licence very soon after their 18th birthday, but today, many people... Read more... »
Development and testing of new school bus sign
2010-11-18
Publication. Boarding or alighting a bus is a critical situation for passengers due to speeding of passing vehicles. Especially children going to and from school are at risk and there are reasons to take measures in order to reduce the speed of passing vehicles.A former... Read more... »
Sleepiness at the wheel
2010-11-10
Publication. Översättning av kappan till avhandlingen Sleepiness at the wheel. Read more... »
Evaluation of programs teaching senior high school students the effects of drinking and driving
2010-11-10
Publication. The overall objective of this study was to evaluate how different educational programs affect young people’s attitude to drink driving. Will they be more influenced by an emotional message, one based on facts or is a combination of both emotion and facts... Read more... »
Residents' views on the future traffic in the city centre of Linköping – results from a survey
2010-11-03
Publication. Traffic design in urban centres should be based on a balance between the access of individual motorists and road traffic impact on other traffic and on the urban environment in general. The municipal traffic and urban planning must therefore take... Read more... »
Method description for test of snow ploughs
2010-11-02
Publication. In the method description it is stated how surveys of the following properties of the test snowplough and a reference snowplough should be made: • Ploughing effectiveness on a test track• Ploughing effectiveness on public roads• Cutting ability on a test... Read more... »

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Effects of Eurovignette directive Dir. 1999/62/EC as amended by Dir. 2006/38/EC – Country report Sweden

Alternative TMA carriers. Crash test with a tractor, an articulated front-end loader and a rigid frame

Evaluation of a mandatory risk-education program for learner drivers in Sweden

Road safety effect of speed cameras established in 2006 – Analysis of injuries in 2007–2008

Young people's attitudes towards acquiring a driving licence 2002–2009

Development and testing of new school bus sign

Sleepiness at the wheel

Evaluation of programs teaching senior high school students the effects of drinking and driving

Residents' views on the future traffic in the city centre of Linköping – results from a survey

Method description for test of snow ploughs

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