RS4C 2013 - 16th International Conference Road Safety on Four Continents

The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), together with the Research Institute of Highway (RIOH) (Ministry of Transport China), and Transportation Research Center at Beijing University of Technology, have the pleasure of inviting you to the 16th International Conference “Road Safety on Four Continents” to be held in Beijing, China 15-17 May 2013.
The conference is organized with support of THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT of THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, GRSP (Global Road Safety Partnership), TRB (Transportation Research Board), FERSI (Forum of European Road Safety Research Institutes) and ECTRI (European Conference of Transport Research Institutes).

Main themes of the conference
Exchange of new findings on road safety
Transfer of road safety knowledge
Exchange of evaluated good practises
Topics to be covered
Road safety plans and strategies
Safety management techniques including speed management
Crash recording systems, policy information systems and black spot analyses and evaluation
Road user education, driver license, special user groups: young, old, vulnerable
Vehicle innovations and ITS applications
Traffic engineering innovations, including road design and geometry, and behavioural issues
Distraction, fatigue, alcohol and drugs related adverse effects on driving
Economic and financial issues, cost benefit and evaluation
Enforcement techniques, traffic laws, legal aspects and self-enforcing designs
Urban safety, traffic calming, and slow traffic
Interurban and rural safety, intersections, incident management, low volume roads
Preventive safety measures, audits, safety inspections
Modelling and evaluation techniques
Work-related road safety, fleet safety
Other related subjects: Health issues, raising awareness, campaigns, etc.