The 4th Edition of the Road Safety and Simulation 2013 (RSS 2013) Conference was organised by the University of Roma Tre and took place in Rome on 23-25 October 2013, with the participation of more than 250 scientistists from more than 45 countries. Special emphasis was put on driving simulationand how this tool can improve roadway design and the study of emerging technologies that take into consideration human factors as well and their effects on safety. 

NTUA Associate Professor Matthew Karlaftis in a key note speech highlighted the “Conflicting Objectives and Modeling Implications in Road Safety Data Analysis”. 

NTUA presentations concerned:

  Design of a large driving simulator experiment on performance of drivers with cerebral diseases

  Assessment of driving simulator studies on driver distraction

  A Review of Driving Performance Assessment in Simulators with focus to cognitive impairments related to age or caused by neurodegenerxative disorders

  Simulation of Texting Impact on Young Drivers Behaviour and Safety in Urban and Rural Roads

  Challenges in simulation of pedestrians and motorised traffic

  Factors Influencing Freeway Traffic Upstream of an Incident

  Identification of safety hazards on existing road network regarding road Geometric Design: Implementation in Greece

  Analytical Method For Three-Dimensional Stopping Sight Distance Adequacy Investigation

  Road Safety Audit: A comparative Review of Current Guidelines and 1 Designers’ Approach