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Choice of Travel Mode in Winter
2002-06-24
Publication. Three of five answered in a questionnaire that they rather often, almost always or always were walking or going by car during winter. Responding for cycling and going by bus was one of four. Slippery road condition was the main reason why most changed travel... Read more... »
Perceived security in public transport
2002-06-20
Publication. People perceive feelings of safety and attractiveness to be different depending on the transport mode. People perceive private cars to be more attractive than public transport modes. The attractiveness might be affected by perceived risks and worry of being... Read more... »
Historical Landscape Visualisation Method. Development of a tool to describe the historical visual dimension in today’s cultural environment
2002-06-20
Publication. The visual qualities of the landscape are often used as a preservation argument in planning, for instance in work on the preservation of the natural and cultural environment. Consideration of the visual qualities of the landscape is prescribed in several Acts... Read more... »
Making Tracks - Light Rail in England and France
2002-06-17
Publication. The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, VTI, has been commissioned to carry out Light Rail (LR) research and development. The main project is called Light Rail – Light Cost. Through previous studies, analyses of the professional press etc.... Read more... »
Car seat belt usage in Sweden in 2001
2002-05-03
Publication. Since the study began in 1983, seat belt usage in the front seat has remained on a high and consistent level – 90 % in 2001 compared with just under 85 % in 1983. When the series of measurements began, only 10 % of all adults in the rear seat used a seat belt... Read more... »
Child safety restraints. An evaluation of a traffic safety campaign among parents in the south of Sweden
2001-06-29
Publication. Traffic safety information to parents with young children has had a number of positive effects. Although, an investigation of a campaign in Blekinge, called Säkereken, has pointed out that problems still remain. The results have been compared with results... Read more... »
Immigrants and traffic safety (prestudy) An analysis of existing public data source in Sweden
2001-06-19
Publication. The situation of immigrants in Sweden has been described and discussed from many angles. On the basis of existing data in some public databases, an endeavour has now been made to describe the traffic safety situation of different immigrant groups in Sweden.... Read more... »
Follow-up of environmental effects of road projects – Need for development and experience feed-back
2001-06-19
Publication. The follow-up of environmental effects of road projects by the Swedish National Road Administration (SNRA) needs improvement. In the present report, actions for research and development to improve the efficiency of the follow-up of the environmental impact of... Read more... »
Pavement deterioration – Crack initiation and crack propagation models
2001-06-06
Publication. The objective of this study was to develop models for predicting the cumulative number of load applications to the initiation of cracking for flexible pavements and to develop models for predicting crack propagation in flexible pavements. Crack initiation was... Read more... »
EIA handbooks on cultural-heritage values. A study based on the consultants experiences
2001-05-22
Publication. There is a need to improve the treatment of cultural-heritage values in the EIA procedure. Old handbooks need to be renewed. There are demands for courses and seminars. The consultant companies have only few employees with an educational background in the... Read more... »

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Choice of Travel Mode in Winter

Perceived security in public transport

Historical Landscape Visualisation Method. Development of a tool to describe the historical visual dimension in today’s cultural environment

Making Tracks - Light Rail in England and France

Car seat belt usage in Sweden in 2001

Child safety restraints. An evaluation of a traffic safety campaign among parents in the south of Sweden

Immigrants and traffic safety (prestudy) An analysis of existing public data source in Sweden

Follow-up of environmental effects of road projects – Need for development and experience feed-back

Pavement deterioration – Crack initiation and crack propagation models

EIA handbooks on cultural-heritage values. A study based on the consultants experiences

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