Traffic Safety & Behaviour

The research group deals with road traffic safety and road user behaviour related to safety. The research topics cover:
- statistical accident analysis and accident modelling
- surrogate measures of safety and pro-active safety analysis
- evaluation of road safety measures
- safety of vulnerable road users, including single accidents
- microscopic traffic modelling and virtual reality simulations applied for safety studies
- accident under-reporting and safety data quality
- application of emerging technologies (e.g. video analysis, drones) for safety data collection
- traffic modelling for safety analysis in case of evacuation scenarios
- pedestrian dynamics and safety
- traffic safety issues in non-Western countries