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NTUA – Artificial Intelligence for Road Safety and Mobility Workshop, Athens, May 2025
PIARC – Road Safety Manual, May 2025
ETSC – Reducing Serious Injuries on European Roads, 48th PIN Flash Report, March 2025
European Commission – Pedestrians Thematic Report, July 2024
George Yannis Podcast – 30km/h speed limit in all Greek cities, May 2025

NTUA – Guide for Safe Driving, April 2025


Exploring the impact of driver feedback on safety: A systematic review of studies in real-world driving conditions, October 2025
A paper titled Exploring the impact of driver feedback on safety: A systematic review of studies in real-world driving conditions authored by Armira Kontaxi, Apostolos Ziakopoulos and George Yannis has been published in Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. This study systematically investigates the role of driver feedback towards improving driving behavior, by utilizing the the PRISMA framework and by reviewing 34 studies. The studies are analyzed in terms of their experimental frameworks, including sample sizes, feedback delivery methods, and feedback phases, along with statistical models employed to assess the impact of feedback on driving behavior and road safety. The findings suggest that driver feedback can significantly reduce crash risks and improve driving behavior, but further research is required to explore its long-term effects and broader applicability. doi
PIARC – Road Safety Manual, May 2025
The fourth edition of Road Safety Manual (RSM) developed by the World Road Association (PIARC) is now available. It is designed to help countries at every stage of infrastructure development to fulfil road safety objectives and it is aligned with key pillars for the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030: Pillar 1: Multimodal transport and land use planning, Pillar 2: Safe Road Infrastrucure and Pillar 4: Safe Road Use. This comprehensive resource builds on the broad range of knowledge and experience provided by PIARC in the previous editions. It includes new thinking on road safety and offers a clear argument on why adopting a Safe System approach is crucial for all countries. 
Vinci Autoroutes – Euro-Barometer for responsible driving, May 2025
The Foundation VINCI Autoroutes has recently published the results of the 15th Euro-Barometer for Responsible Driving by Ipsos, in which representative attitudes of Europeans at the wheel are recorded, enabling also the monitoring of the evolution of risky driving and good practices to better target prevention messages in European countries. According to this study, Greece has the highest rate of drivers (82%) that use their mobile phone during driving in Europe (EU average 77%). Furthermore, most of the Greek drivers (81%) admits exceeding the speed limit by a few km/h. In addition, 40% of drivers in Greece admitted continuing driving even when they feel tired, whereas the respective EU average is 32%. 
Eco-driving in rural areas: a sustainable approach to reducing emissions and enhancing road safety, September 2025
A paper titled Eco-driving in rural areas: a sustainable approach to reducing emissions and enhancing road safety authored by  Marios Sekadakis, Penny Kourenti, Thodoris Garefalakis, Apostolos Ziakopoulos and George Yannis has been published in Case Studies on Transport Policy. This study aims to examine the advantages of eco-driving in rural and mountainous rural settings by employing an experimental methodology and utilizing data collected from 39 participants across a range of driving simulation scenarios and their characteristics through a questionnaire survey. To achieve this goal linear and logistic regression models were implemented. The analysis revealed that eco-driving significantly reduces pollutant emissions reduces fuel consumption by 7%, and reduces the probability of crashes by 66.2%. Furthermore, the quantitative analysis confirmed that mountainous rural networks, due to their topographical complexity, are associated with higher emissions, increased fuel consumption, and elevated crash risk compared to flatter rural environments, highlighting the need for terrain-specific eco-driving strategies. These findings highlight the promise of eco-driving practices in improving environmental sustainability and safety, particularly in rural environments. doi
Systematic review and meta-analysis of take-over time from automated driving at SAE levels 2 and 3 to manual control, August 2025
A paper titled Systematic review and meta-analysis of take-over time from automated driving at SAE levels 2 and 3 to manual control authored by Marios Sekadakis and George Yannis has been published in Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour.  This study systematically investigates how Take-Over Time (TOT) is affected by road environments, traffic volumes , SAE levels, Human-Machine Interface (HMI) designs and Take-Over Requests (TORs) alerts, utilizing the the PRISMA framework, by reviewing 51 studies. Meta-regression and sensitivity analyses were conducted to quantify the effects of key factors on TOT. Findings suggest significant correlations between shorter TOT and higher maximum longitudinal and lateral accelerations, greater lane variability, and a moderate increase in crash rates, highlighting potential safety concerns. This study highlights the critical role of adaptive systems tailored to specific driving contexts, road conditions, and automation levels. doi
Congestion – There is a Solution Conference, Athens, May 2025
The Private Passenger Car Owners Association of Greece organiszed with great success the Congestion – There is a Solution Conference, which took place on 25 May 2025 in Athens. This Association contributes to the improvement of the country’s road network safety, ensuring better traffic conditions for passenger cars. This Conference focused on solutions to the congestion problem and sustainable mobility, by inviting local initiatives and authorities. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
  •  ppt5 From congestion to sustainable mobility
NTUA – Artificial Intelligence for Road Safety and Mobility Workshop, Athens, May 2025
NTUA within the framework of the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week organized with great success a Scientific Workshop titled  “Artificial Intelligence for Road Safety and Mobility” which was held in Athens (and online) on May 15th, 2025. The objective of this Workshop was to highlight through an intensive flow of presentations the main findings and challenges of key road safety and mobility research projects carried out within the NTUA Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering. link video  Workshop presentations:
  1. ppt5  NTUA Road Safety Observatory – nrso
  2. ppt5  Advanced Traffic Management
  3. ppt5  Athens Mobility Observatory – amob
  4. ppt5  AI for Vision Zero in Road Safety – Ivory
  5. ppt5  Proactive risk mapping and infrastructure safety management – Ivory
  6. ppt5  AI for road safety monitoring and crash prediction from micro- to macro levels – Ivory
  7. ppt5  Data fusion of traffic, behaviour & infrastructure for holistic driver assistance – Ivory
  8. ppt5  Road safety prediction on the basis of ethically sound physiological measurements – Ivory
  9. ppt5  Predictive Approaches for Safer Urban Environments – Phoebe
  10. ppt5  Smart city mapping for safer and eco driver behaviour – SmartMaps
  11. ppt5  Optimising driver behaviour for safe, green and energy efficient mobility – OptiMo
  12. ppt5  Exploring the relationship between unsafe traffic events and crash occurrence – Peve
  13. ppt5  Support to the European Road Safety Observatory – ERSOnext 
  14. ppt5  Development and Collection of Road Safety Key Performance Indicators – Trendline
  15. ppt5  National Access Point Coordination Organisation for Europe – Napcore
  16. ppt5  Injury Mitigation to Promote Vision-Zero Achievement– Improva
  17. ppt5  E-Survey of Road users’ Attitudes – ESRA3
  18. ppt5  Cultural, regional and societal factors to overcome barriers to connected, cooperative and automated mobility deployment – CulturalRoad
  19. ppt5  Shared Automation Operating Models for Worldwide Adoption – Show
  20. ppt5  Holistic Approach for Driver Role Integration and Automation Allocation for European Mobility Needs – Hadrian
  21. ppt5  Safe System Design for CCAM services – Froddo
  22. ppt5  Actionable Human in the Loop Traffic Forecasting for CCAM – Acumen
  23. ppt5  Road Infrastructure Safety
  24. ppt5  NTUA Campus Road Network Upgrade
  25. ppt5  Traffic safety culture – A transition towards shared responsibility for safe and sustainable mobility – Trust
  26. ppt5  Effectiveness of city-wide 30 km/h speed limits – 30 Marathons in 30 months
  27. ppt5  Global Road Safety Knowledge Exchange – Piarc
  28. ppt5  Financial incentives and benefits for vehicle insurance policies using telematics – SShCentre
  29. ppt5  Road Safety for the New Attica Transportation Strategic Plan
  30. ppt5  Flexibly adapted MetaInnovations, use cases, collaborative business and governance models to accelerate shared Zero Emission mobility for passengers and freight – MetaCCaze
  31. ppt5  Green Cultural Oases – GreCo
  32. ppt5  Proposed Operating Model for the Metropolitan Transport Authority of Attica
  33. ppt5  Ridesharing Services Socioeconomic Impact
  34. ppt5  Smart Payments in Public Transport
 Road Safety Panel Discussion  Mobility Panel Discussion
George Yannis Podcast – 30km/h speed limit in all Greek cities, May 2025
At a recent podcast in Lifo, NTUA Professor George Yannis is decoding the new Greek Road Code proposal for 30km/h speed limit in all cities in Greece, the great opportunity for a new safe and sustainable mobility culture. Drawing from extensive European data and simulation studies, he pointed out that city-wide 30km/h speed limit is the since-long waited single road safety measure with such a significant benefit at such a low cost. The myth that lower speed limits significantly delay travel times was refuted by evidence showing only negligible differences and even mid-term traffic improvement. The innovative and impactful NTUA campaign of 30 Marathons in 30 months, implemented by Prof. Yannis, to actively promote the adoption of 30km/h speed limit in all cities worldwide was also highlighted. Full article and related audio-podcast are now available. link video
ITF/Eurostat – Conference on Promoting Data-Driven Decision-Making, online, May 2025
ITF together with Eurostat organized with great success the Conference on Promoting Data-Driven Decision-Making which took place online, on 15 May 2025. The main objective of this Conference is to promote data-driven decision-making and enhance statistical and data analytics capacity among statisticians in National Statistics Institutions and Other National Authorities, policymakers, transport authorities, researchers, academics, and industry stakeholders in Southeast Europe for effectively managing urban mobility performance. This session aims to improve participants’ capacity to better understand how data, both traditional and emerging, can be harnessed at all levels for more effective road safety strategies.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
  • ppt5 Implementing city-wide 30 km/h speed limit
NTUA – Guide for Safe Driving, April 2025
The National Technical University of Athens has recently released a Guide for Safe Driving providing practical advice for drivers and riders in order to prevent key crash causes: speeding, seat-belt, helmet, mobile phone use, drink-and-drive, fatigue and adverse weather conditions. This Guide suggests summary knowledge on these key crash risk factors together with highly useful recommendations in order to promote safe driving behaviour and develop a continuously improving road safety culture. pdf5 pdf5 link link
Quantifying the impact of COVID-19 on driving behavior and mobility patterns: A four-country comparative overview, May 2025
A paper titled Quantifying the impact of COVID-19 on driving behavior and mobility patterns: A four-country comparative overview authored by Eva Michelaraki, Marios Sekadakis, Christos Katrakazas, Apostolos Ziakopoulos and George Yannis has been published in Case Studies on Transport Policy  The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of COVID- 19 on driving behavior, mobility patterns and road safety through the exploitation of data from sensors via a smartphone application developed by OSeven Telematics. To achieve this goal a random dataset from its database for four countries (i.e. Greece, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus and Brazil) was collected and analyzed, utilizing a logistic regression model. The results revealed that speeding percentage, average driving speed, as well as harsh events (except for Cyprus) were increased during the lockdown period. Moreover, a significant decrease in traffic volumes and numbers of people walking in each country was demonstrated during the pandemic. These findings highlighted the need for enhanced traffic law enforcement, smart traffic management solutions and sustainable mobility planning to mitigate the heightened road safety risks observed during lockdown periods. doi
Transport Problems XVII International Scientific Conference, Katowice, June 2025
The Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology is organizing the Transport Problems XVII International Scientific Conference which will take place in Katowice, Poland & Online on 25-27 June 2025. Conference topics include some of the following areas: road transport, rail transport, air transport, sea transport and inland, municipal and bicycle transport, automation in transport, transport management in urban area & transport systems safety. Participants from 25 countries have already registered. Programme can be found here.
24th International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference, Alcobaça, 2025
The International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) is organizing the 24th International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference, which will take place in Alcobaça, on 15-18 June 2025, under the theme “Time For Change: Traffic Safety for a Sustainable World”. This Event brings together world experts from a multidisciplinary perspective in key areas. This World Conference will discuss the contribution of multiple interventions associated with research in the fields of safety, public health, traffic and transport psychology, law, medicine, economics, law enforcement, public policy, training and education, pharmacology, toxicology, forensic science, intervention, and rehabilitation related to driving under the influence. Researchers can register until 14 May 2025.  
metaCCAZE – 3rd Newsletter, April 2025
The Horizon Europe research project metaCCAZE has recently released the metaCCAZE 3rd Newsletter, which provides information on the latest outcomes of the EU-funded metaCCAZE project aiming to accelerate the deployment of smart systems that combine electric, automated and connected technologies and infrastructure, enabling zero-emission shared mobility services for both passengers and goods in European cities. This version of the Newsletter celebrates the 2nd year of the EU-funded project, marking a key turning point: the spotlight is now equally on the Follower Cities—Athens, Gozo, Kraków, Milan, Miskolc, and Poissy in Yvelines, part of the Paris Region. Each city brings its own challenges, priorities, and ambitions—from Milan’s suburban e-pod mobility concept to Gozo’s autonomous shuttle, and Athens’ integration of electric buses using AI-supported planning. The diversity across these urban environments provides a proving ground for scalable, people-centred mobility solutions. link
HIT/YOT – Data Quality and NAP Best Practices Workshop, Athens, May 2025
The Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT) οf the Centre for Research and Technology (CERTH/EKETA) together with the Road Tolls Service – Electronic Management of Road Infrastructure (YOT-HDOY) organized with great success a two-day workshop titled “Data Quality and NAP Best Practices” in the framework of the European Commission NAPCORE project, which took place with great success in Athens, Greece on 5-6 May 2025. The aim of this Event was to bring together the project participants to discuss the current status, the future prospects and the progress of National Data Access Points in the EU.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
  • ppt5 Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the Future of Road Safety
ETSC – 19th Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Conference, June 2025
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) is organizing the 2025 ETSC Road Safety Performance Index Conference which will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 24 June 2025. ETSC will present the findings of the PIN Annual Report looking at progress in reducing road deaths and serious injuries across Europe. Furthermore, a panel discussion will look at how reducing speed could help us reach the 2030 target of reducing road deaths and serious injuries by 50%. The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) is also expected to present its 2025 Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Award to a country for its progress in improving road safety. pdf5 link
NTSA Research School 2025, Trondheim, May 2025
The Nordic Traffic Safety Academy (NTSA) together with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), are organizing the NTSA Research School 2025, which will take place in Trondheim, Norway on 13-16 May 2025. NTSA is a Nordic forum where academics meet to exchange information and experience in research and education. This Event targets top-level experts in the subject sharing their experiences, as well as the early career researchers, primarily PhD students and postdocs, who will have an opportunity to present their research work and ideas, receive feedback, and engage in discussions and networking. link
European Commission – More safe and secure parking for professional drivers is needed, April 2025
The Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) of the European Commission recently published a Report to address the critical need for Safe and Secure Parking Areas (SSPAs) for professional drivers across the European Union, focusing on their availability, security standards, and development potential. This Report highlights persistent challenges in the road transport sector, including driver shortages, inadequate parking infrastructure, and security concerns, which hinder the sector’s operational efficiency and driver well-being. To address this issue, the Study recommends strategic investments, including the rapid upgrade and certification of existing parking areas that already meet the required safety and security standards. Furthermore, this Report highlights that improved connectivity and digitalisation are essential drivers for making SSPAs more accessible and attractive. link link
European Commission – Updated rules for safer roads, less air pollution and digital vehicle documents, April 2025
The Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) of the European Commission announced updated rules for safer roads, less air pollution and digital vehicle documents. The new rules will take into account the growing presence of electric vehicles and adapt to emerging technologies. They will introduce enhanced inspections, including periodic technical inspections for electric vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems, annual inspections for older cars and vans, and advanced emission testing methods to detect high-emitting vehicles to reduce fine particles pollution. The proposed changes reflect the EU’s commitment to safe and sustainable mobility while ensuring the free movement of people and goods. Between 2026 and 2050, it is estimated that these proposals will save around 7,000 lives and prevent around 65,000 serious injuries. link
ETSC PIN Talk – Improving the road safety of e-scooters, Online, May 2025
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) organized with great success the PIN Talk titled “Improving the road safety of e-scooters“, which was held online, on 13 May 2025. This event looked both at how the safety of the vehicles themselves could be improved and how road rules can also improve safety by focusing on the available data relating to e-scooter user deaths and serious injuries. link pdf5  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
  • ppt5 Safer Micromobility

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