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Research Road Safety

Introduction

Not only since the term “Vision Zero” has become widely known have we been working with our clients to make roads safer and effectively reduce the number of traffic accident victims. For effective road safety management, the underlying causes of traffic accidents must be researched in order to develop the basis for a sustainable increase in traffic safety. PTV Transport Consult contributes to this with research projects on a wide range of aspects of road safety work.

Project Description

Our tasks in carrying out research projects include:

  • Literature analyses
  • Analysis and interpretation of accident events
  • Collection and evaluation of traffic behavior
  • Processing and linking of datasets on accidents, traffic events, and infrastructure
  • Description of causal relationships and development of complex accident models
  • Description of safety levels and effectiveness of (road) traffic facilities
  • Derivation of possible measures and their evaluation
  • Development of standardized assessment methods for road safety work
  • Determination of key figures for road infrastructure safety management procedures
  • Support and evaluation of pilot trials
  • Conception, implementation, and evaluation of surveys (stakeholders and road users)

Additional Information

Forschungsprojekte Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)

PTV Transport Consult carries out various research projects on road safety on behalf of BASt (Federal Highway Research Institute).

Projects on pedestrian and cycling safety:

  • Pilot trial of cyclists turning right on red (FE 82.0690/2017)
  • Acceptance and road safety of cycling in mixed traffic on main roads (FE 70.0907/2015)
  • Systematic investigation of safety-relevant pedestrian behavior (FE 82.0602/2013)
     

Projects related to infrastructure evaluation:

  • Procedure for merging information from different network analysis systems (FE 09.0186/2011/DRB, as subcontractor to Heller Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH)
  • Adjustments and application of the procedure for safety evaluation of through roads (FE 02.0377/2014/AGB)
  • Evaluation of road network safety analysis (FE 03.0547/2016/FRB)
  • Safe speeds on single-carriageway rural roads (FE 02.0443/2020/FGB)
  • Infrastructure Safety Improvement Potential (ISVP) – A suitable road safety indicator for road infrastructure? (FE 82.0752/2020)
  • Semi-automated collection and evaluation of safety-relevant road parameters – feasibility study for proactive safety assessment (FE 03.0580/2019/FRB, as subcontractor to DTV-Verkehrsconsult)
  • International “Safety Review Tools” – How can existing international findings be used or adapted for Germany? (FE 03.0607/2020/FGB)
  • Design and effectiveness of tactile measures to influence driving speed on main roads in urban areas (FE 82.0830/2023/)
  • Threshold values for accident clusters in urban areas (FE 03.0641/2023/FGB)

Forschungsprojekte Bundesamt für Strassen (ASTRA)

Among the clients of PTV Transport Consult is also the Swiss federal authority Federal Roads Office (ASTRA). The following research projects are being carried out on behalf of ASTRA for SVI (Swiss Association of Mobility and Transport Experts) and/or VSS (Swiss Association of Road and Transportation Experts):