Characteristics of future crashes in Sweden – identifying road safety challenges in 2020 and 2030
Paper i proceeding, 2016

It has been proposed by the European Commission that the number of road fatalities within the European Union should move close to zero by 2050. In response to that, Sweden has set out to revise the national road safety targets of 2020 and 2030. In order to address future safety challenges, there is a need to consider the characteristics of future crashes. The objective of this study was therefore to quantify and investigate the characteristics of severe crashes in 2020 and 2030. Injury crashes were reduced from a baseline in 2014 to a given time in the future based on the implementation of safety interventions. The material consisted of hospital admission data with AIS diagnoses. Results show that the actions planned to be taken in Sweden between now and 2020 and 2030 will continue to increase the safety level for car occupants, but are estimated to be insufficient for vulnerable road users. It was concluded that there is a need to define a safety system for vulnerable road users that takes a holistic approach to sustainability by including both injury prevention measures and measures to encourage more health-promoting and fossil-free modes of transport.

vulnerable road users

vehicle safety

Road safety

future crashes

road safety management

Författare

Johan Strandroth

Chalmers, Tillämpad mekanik, Fordonssäkerhet

Philip Nilsson

Folksams forskningsstiftelse

Simon Sternlund

Chalmers, Tillämpad mekanik, Fordonsteknik och autonoma system

Matteo Rizzi

Chalmers, Tillämpad mekanik, Fordonssäkerhet

Maria Krafft

Umeå universitet

2016 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings - International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

47-60

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

Styrkeområden

Transport

Ämneskategorier

Transportteknik och logistik

Farkostteknik

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