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Investigations and tests with longer and heavier trains performed in Sweden
2013-05-17
Publication. The purpose of this report is to give an account of the studies and tests carried out in Sweden with longer and heavier trains since the early 1990-ties. Before any further development work is carried out, the following conclusions, from the material... Read more... »
Methodology for quantified impact assessment for the Swedish Transport Agency
2013-05-15
Publication. The Swedish Transport Administration and the Swedish Transport Agency have the main responsibility for the design and functioning of the transport system in Sweden. The former is responsible for the infrastructure while the latter is more concerned with the... Read more... »
Traffic information and environmental effects – calculations due to traffic relocation
2013-05-13
Publication. The project aims at calculating the environmental impact of traffic information which is done with a new computational model. Based on this simple model a list of possible measures to reduce the environmental impact using traffic information is given, aiming... Read more... »
External noise from milled centerline rumble strips
2013-05-02
Publication. Milled centerline rumble strips are used as a safety measure by alerting the driver via sound and vibration inside the vehicle. A secondary effect is that exterior noise is generated and that is a potential cause of annoyance and sleep disturbance for... Read more... »
Transportforum 2013 – Reviewed papers
2013-05-02
Publication. At Transportforum 2013 the participants had the opportunity to send in a manuscript for peer review. The papers have been reviewed by the members of the subject committees. Out of 40 notifications of interest, nine papers were published.Three of the papers... Read more... »
Bicycle helmet use in Sweden 1988–2012 – Results from VTI´s recent observations
2013-04-26
Publication. Since 1988 VTI has performed annual observation studies of cyclists´ helmet wearing habits in 21 towns in Sweden. Below is a summary of the observations conducted in 2012 on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration. The 2012 study, in line with previous... Read more... »
External costs and infrastructure fees for five border crossing freight transports
2013-04-18
Publication. For five international freight relations with origin or destination in Sweden, a total of fifteen alternative transport chains have been studied:- Case 1: Container transport from Hamburg to Eskilstuna- Case 2: Trailer transport from Düsseldorf to... Read more... »
Condition assessment of road markings 2012 summary of the results from all regions in Sweden
2013-04-04
Publication. This report summarizes the results of the condition assessment of road markings in Sweden 2012. The measurements have been carried out using the mobile system Road Marking Tester which mainly is built up of a reflectometer and an optocator. The two units... Read more... »
Maintenance and operation of accessibility measures in urban areas. For good access all year round, with road safety maintained
2013-03-28
Publication. The aim of this project was to identify the difficulties associated with carrying out the operation and maintenance of road safety and accessibility measures and to find possible solutions. The focus has been on design in urban areas, with the emphasis on... Read more... »
Single bicycle accidents. Analysis of hospital injury data and interview
2013-03-27
Publication. About one third of the road users who are admitted to hospital are cyclists, and the majority of these have been injured in a “single accident”, i.e. an accident which is not due to a collision with another road user. The objective of this project was to... Read more... »

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Investigations and tests with longer and heavier trains performed in Sweden

Methodology for quantified impact assessment for the Swedish Transport Agency

Traffic information and environmental effects – calculations due to traffic relocation

External noise from milled centerline rumble strips

Transportforum 2013 – Reviewed papers

Bicycle helmet use in Sweden 1988–2012 – Results from VTI´s recent observations

External costs and infrastructure fees for five border crossing freight transports

Condition assessment of road markings 2012 summary of the results from all regions in Sweden

Maintenance and operation of accessibility measures in urban areas. For good access all year round, with road safety maintained

Single bicycle accidents. Analysis of hospital injury data and interview

EPAM 2012

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