PReVENT project supports active safety accidentology

Date: 13 June 2006

The SafetyNET project organised an event in Prague on 10-11 May aimed at examining the way data-driven road and vehicle safety polices are formed and identify the challenges that will come with new technologies and post-2010 casualty reduction targets. A key goal was to progress with the work on setting up a harmonised European accidentology database.

The Integrated Project PReVENT was present at the event in order to advocate the need for including more information on what happens before a crash in such a pan-European database. PReVENT focuses on developing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems that help drivers avoid accidents by informing them about potential dangers, warning them if there is no reaction to the information and actively assisting or ultimately intervening if necessary. More information on pre-accident causation could greatly aid development efforts in this field.

The SafetyNET project’s main focus is on harmonising accident reporting throughout Europe. PReVENT therefore drew attention to the need to add additional parameters that could help address the needs of the road users in terms of active safety. 

Among other relevant European projects in the field of accidentology, TRACE (Traffic Accident Causation in Europe) is one of the most promising for active safety accidentology. The project will evaluate the most frequent accident scenarios and assess which safety applications could best address these.

For more information, please visit the PReVENT website or contact Project Manager Maxime Flament.