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The IMPROVER study Summary of results and recommendations http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety The IMPROVER study Commissioned by the EC 2004 - 2006 SUVs and multipurpose vehicles Safety aspects of light vans Cruise control


  1. The IMPROVER study � Summary of results and recommendations http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety

  2. The IMPROVER study Commissioned by the EC 2004 - 2006 � SUVs and multipurpose vehicles � Safety aspects of light vans � Cruise control � Harmonisation of fixed road signs and road markings on the TEN-T Road Network 2 http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety

  3. 4th sub-report: road signs and markings Who and why � Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) � + 6 research institutes in partnership � 70 000 km TEN-T road network � 5000 fatalities/year (2002) 3 http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety

  4. 4th sub-report: road signs and markings 4 clusters of proposed action � measures for harmonisation on short-term � measures on short-term but more analysis needed � measures for long-term � measures possibly for the long-term but research needed 4 http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety

  5. 4th sub-report: road signs and markings First cluster: short-term � Mapping of TEN-T roads � Harmonising exit count-down signs and retro- reflective road markings � On-line information on European road signs 5 http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety

  6. 4th sub-report: road signs and markings Second cluster: short-term needs more analysis � Increased presence of E-road numbers and exit numbers � Consider updated Vienna Convention on > Direction sign positions at intersections > Maximum number of destinations and letter size on direction signs > Road numbers as a destination 6 http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety

  7. 4th sub-report: road signs and markings Third cluster: long-term � Harmonisation of profiled road markings and night-time visibility of road markings � Promote road safety audits 7 http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety

  8. 4th sub-report: road signs and markings Fourth scenario: long-term needs more analysis � Consider further research – 14 road sign aspects 8 http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety

  9. Thank you for your attention! 9 http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety

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