A paper titled “Modeling and Sustainability Implications of Harsh Driving Events: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach” authored by Antonis Kostopoulos, Thodoris Garefalakis, Eva Michelaraki, Christos Katrakazas and George Yannis has been published in Sustainability. This study addresses the complex task of predicting dangerous driving behaviors through a comprehensive analysis of over 356,000 trips, enhancing existing knowledge in the field and promoting sustainability and road safety. Findings indicate that Gradient Boosting and Multilayer Perceptron excel, achieving recall rates of approximately 67% to 68% for both harsh acceleration and braking events. The application of machine learning algorithms, feature selection, and k-means clustering offers a promising approach for improving road safety and reducing socio-economic costs through sustainable practices. 

The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is observed on the third Sunday of November each year (this year on November 17), launched in 1995 by the European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (FEVR) and since 2005 adopted by the United Nations and is dedicated to remembering the many millions killed or injured in road crashes and their families and communities, as well as to pay tribute to the dedicated emergency crews, police and medical professionals who daily deal with the traumatic aftermath of road death and injury.  

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, 21% of car drivers report to have driven while having trouble keeping eyes open in the past 30 days. The highest self-declared rates of fatigue while driving correspond to Luxembourg (31%), while the lowest are recorded in the United Kingdom (13%).  

The 13th Symposium of European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART2025) will take place in Munich, on 10-12 June 2025.  The Symposium will offer an opportunity for in depth discussion in all scientific methods and analyses in transport. Researchers can submit their papers until 31 December 2024.  

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, mobile phone use is more frequent self-declared among car drivers (28%) compared to PTW riders (21%) and cyclists (21%). Furthermore, 69% of pedestrians declare to text or check social media, while walking in the streets, while the highest rates of mobile phone use for car drivers are found in Luxembourg (41%).  

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is organising the 104th Annual Meeting, which will be held in Washington DC, on 5-9 January 2025. The meeting program covers all transportation modes, with sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. Early bird registrations are until 20 November 2024. 

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, PTW riders declare to drink and drive more often (20%) compared to cyclists (17%) and car drivers (12%). The highest self-declared drinking and driving rates for PTW riders were observed in Ireland (36%), while the highest respective rates for car drivers were recorded in Luxembourg (24%).  

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, cyclists report higher non-helmet use rates (63%) compared to PTW riders (29%). The highest self-declared travelling without helmet rates for cyclists were recorded in the Netherlands (88%), while the highest respective rates for PTW riders were observed in Bosnia and Herzegovina (52%).  

The International Road Federation (IRF) released the 61th edition of the IRF World Road Statistics 2024 (WRS2024), with data now open to all for free through the IRF WRS Data Warehouse platform, thanks to the generous support of the TotalEnergies Foundation and Michelin Corporate Foundation. The IRF WRS 2024 continues to be the major comprehensive, universal source of statistical data on road networks, traffic and inland transport, including traffic crashes. This year the WRS 2024 includes the latest data covering years 2017 to 2022, with the active contribution of NTUA for the Greek data. It includes over 200 road and transport-sector related indicators across 11 sections, covering more than 200 countries and territories.  

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, car passengers in the back seat report higher non-seat belt use rates compared to car drivers.  The highest self-declared travelling without wearing seat belt rates both as car driver and as car passenger in the back seat correspond to Bosnia and Herzegovina (48% and 84% respectively), while the lowest self-declared rates of non-seatbelt use both as a car driver and as a car passenger were observed in Luxembourg (5% and 16% respectively).  

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, car drivers report speeding more often (61%) than PTW riders (45%). The highest self-declared speeding rates were observed in Luxembourg for car drivers and in Latvia for PTW riders, while the lowest self-declared rates of speeding for car drivers correspond to the United Kingdom (40%) and for PTW riders to France (25%).  

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, 21% of car drivers report to have driven while having trouble keeping eyes open in the past 30 days. Self-declared fatigue rates were higher in Asia-Oceania than in Europe and America. Moreover, the highest self-declared rates of fatigue while driving correspond to Luxembourg and Panama (31%).  

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, 67% of pedestrians declare to text or check social media while walking in the streets. Mobile phone use is more frequent self-declared among car drivers (31%) compared to PTW riders (23%) and cyclists (23%). Furthermore, the highest rates of mobile phone use for car drivers and cyclists are found in America (31% and 23% respectively), while Europe recorded the highest rates for pedestrians (64%) and Asia-Oceania for PTW riders (25%).  

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, self-declared drinking and driving rates do not differ much between regions. More precisely, PTW riders declare to drink and drive more often (19%) compared to cyclists (15%) and car drivers (12%). Moreover, the highest self-declared drinking and driving rates for PTW riders were observed in Kazakhstan (37%).  

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, cyclists report higher non-helmet use rates compared to PTW riders, with 60% of cyclists reporting cycling without wearing helmet at least once in the past 30 days. Furthermore, self-declared travelling without helmet rates for PTW riders are generally lower in European and American compared to Asia-Oceanian countries.  

According to the E-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, car passengers in the back seat report higher non-seat belt use rates compared to car drivers. Furthermore, self-declared travelling without wearing seat belt rates are higher in America and Asia-Oceania than in Europe. It is remarkable that the highest self-declared travelling without wearing seat belt rate as car driver corresponds to Uzbekistan (61%) and as car passenger in the back seat to Kyrgyzstan (94%).  

According to the Ε-Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, car drivers (53%) state speed limit violations more often than PTW riders (43%). Self-declared speeding rates are higher in Europe than in America and Asia-Oceania. It is remarkable that the highest self-declared speeding rates were observed in Luxembourg for car drivers and in Latvia for PTW riders.  

According to the European Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes (ESRA3) results, 52% of total car drivers state speed limit violations outside built-up areas at least once in the last 30 days. Pedestrians declare the highest rate of distraction (81%), followed by car drivers (33%), cyclists (19%) and PTW riders (16%). Remarkable is that more than 50% of car passengers and cyclists report travelling at least once in the last 30 days without seat belt or protective helmet.