Vulnerable Road User needs towards ITS

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Duration: Consortium: Associated Members: Ertico, ECF, FEMA, ACEM, Finnish Transport Agency, City of Helmond, City of Valladolid 2 VRUITS

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Goals 1.Identification of critical situations 2.Assessment of needs for ITS services & applications 3.Identification and prioritisation of ITS which affect VRU 4.Development of Assessment methodology of ITS impacts on VRUs

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Process Stakeholder involvement and explorative data collection: – Focus group discussions – Expert Interviews Databases for segmentation and scenario development: – Accident data analysis Development of – Qualitative and quantitative assessment methodology to identify effects on Mobility Comfort Safety

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Focus Groups Critical situations For VRUs usually related to: – High (car) speeds – Complexity and density of traffic – Lack of communication between road users – Weather conditions/maintenance of infrastructure For car drivers: – Erratic behaviour of pedestrians (children) For PTWs: – Lack of respect of car drivers – Visibility

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Focus Groups Benefits/Advantages Increased visibility of VRUs Increased overall traffic flow Economic and ecological aspects Increased comfort in traffic

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Focus Groups Potential hazards/adverse effects Loss of autonomy Distraction Overreliance/overconfidence Responsibility Reliability Abilities

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Expert Interviews Safety issues Visibility of VRUs Infrastructure design (space for VRUs) Speeds Education – training - awareness Lack of data on VRU specific accidents (single pedestrian, etc.)

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Expert Interviews ITS hazards & barriers Distraction Risk assessment Attention Responsibility Privacy issues

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Expert Interviews General potential of ITS Automation/Support to reduce user errors Efficiency Compensation Independency Education and training

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Critical Situations for VRUs

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Critical Situations for VRUs

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna High potential systems Systems enhancing detectability/conspicuity INTERSECTION SAFETY BLIND SPOT DETECTION VRU BEACONS Providing general traffic information: SAFE ROUTE PLANNER & BLACK SPOTS BIKE SHARING (INCLUDING NAVIGATION) Rider monitoring: INTELLIGENT SPEED WARNING RIDER DROWSINESS WARNING

HUMANIST Conference, June 2014, Vienna Assessment Methodology A set of 23 systems was chosen for qualitative assessment Safety assessment (9 mechnisms: direct, indirect effects on safety/exposure/interaction, accident consequences) Mobility and Comfort Assessment (8 mechanisms) – Mobility – Comfort

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