Blar i TØI Vitenarkiv på forfatter "Elvik, Rune"
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What would a road safety policy fully consistent with safe system principles mean for road safety?
Elvik, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-06)If fully implemented, the Safe System principles as formulated by the International Transport Forum would lead to a considerably safer road transport system. The aims of this paper are: (1) To define operationally what ... -
Which is the more important for road safety— road design or driver behavioural adaptation?
Elvik, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-09)Studies consistently show that sharp horizontal curves increase accident rate. One would therefore expect roads with many sharp curves to have a higher accident rate than roads with few sharp curves. This is not the case. ... -
Why is it so difficult to explain the decline in traffic fatalities?
Elvik, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In many highly motorised countries, the number of traffic fatalities has gone down by about 80 percent since the peak number, which was reached around 1970. What explains this decline? Is it principally the result of road ...