12 May 2022Infrastructure
Roads Should Be Self-Explanatory
In addition to vehicle technology and the human factor, a functional and efficient infrastructure is also of crucial importance for road safety, not least for young
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In addition to vehicle technology and the human factor, a functional and efficient infrastructure is also of crucial importance for road safety, not least for young people. The priority here should be, through road construction and traffic regulation, to eliminate factors that could lead to accidents and also help to mitigate hazard zones in such a way that any consequences would be as minimal as possible in the event of an accident.
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20 May 2021Infrastructure
Need for Optimization – in a Variety of Areas
In addition to vehicle-specific safety elements and the human factor, road infrastructure also has a key role to play when it comes to improving road safety for seni
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20 May 2021Infrastructure
A Best-Practice Example of Changes in Road Design
In road safety work, as in many other fields, it is important to learn from accidents, recognize key areas of risk, and implement improvements.
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20 May 2021Infrastructure
Compensating for Errors With Cutting-Edge Technology
Many experts endorse the use and further development of assistance systems as a means of improving road safety for senior citizens. In addition to their many feature
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08 Nov 2020Infrastructure
Safe Roads are the Key to Ensuring Fewer Accidents for Two-Wheeled Vehicles
Experience has shown us time and time again that infrastructure plays a major role in accidents. While it is true that the overwhelming majority of accidents can be traced back to human error, in many cases defects in the infrastructure have a negative impact on the root of the accident, the resulting accident risk, and the severity of the accident when it occurs.
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08 Nov 2020Infrastructure
Protective Equipment for Motorcyclists
When it comes to improving road safety for motor-cyclists, the topic of traffic barriers plays an important role in terms of road infrastructure.
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08 Nov 2020Infrastructure
To Vision Zero with the Transparent Road
In order to reduce the number of deaths on the road in Baden-Württemberg, the Ministry of Transport for the German state has developed a road safety screening system
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08 Nov 2020Infrastructure
A Best-Practice Example of Changes in Road Design
In road safety work, as in many other fields, it is important to learn from cases that result in damage or loss, recognize key areas of risk, and implement improveme
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26 Apr 2019Infrastructure
Seeing and Being Seen
From the previous chapters in this Report, it is clear that the human factor and vehicle technology are both crucial components in ensuring road safety.
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26 Apr 2019Infrastructure
Reducing the risk of cycling for children
The figures given in the Accidents section of this Report for Germany and other EU member states clearly show that children are relatively often injured on the roads as cyclists.
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26 Apr 2019Infrastructure
Colorful, Safe and Child-Friendly
Following over a year of preparation and implementation work, the first “children’s zebra crossing” planned by elementary school children has been opened in the Sindorf neighborhood of the German town of Kerpen.
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26 Apr 2019Infrastructure
Greater Awareness for the Safety of Children on the Road
Objects that appear large to children quickly become visual obstacles to them.
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