Roadscor

Do you consider the likelihood of an incident before getting underway? When traveling on foot, by bike or car, there is a risk every single time… Misfortune (or rather a crash) is just around the corner, whether it’s caused by a sudden stop, a distracted driver, a pedestrian being occluded or somebody running a red light.   Determining the likelihood of incidents is crucial for enhancing safe road design. Roadscor uses automotive technology to calculate the likelihood (and severity) by conflict analysis of all potential paths of all road users. As an acronym Roadscor is Road Optimization Analysis for Design Safety by COnflict Review after all.   Do you want to learn more? Visit our website roadscor.com or reach out.

Understanding safety-relevant behavior is crucial for creating a safer, more efficient, and user-friendly traffic environment. Traditionally, engineers have relied on (incomplete) crash-data and (snapshot) recordings to analyze and improve traffic systems. Getting insight into safety relevant behavior is essential to improve road design.   By integrating automotive simulation software with advanced traffic models, traffic engineers gain critical insights into safety-relevant behavior—all before crashes happen. Roadscor analyses potential conflicts within simulated environments, revealing even unknown-unsafe patterns in driver behavior and infrastructure performance. This innovative approach not only saves time and resources but also provides a more comprehensive understanding of traffic dynamics. Engineers can simulate various scenarios, predict outcomes, and implement safety improvements before real-world incidents occur.   Roadscor moves towards greater safety. Let us know if you want to learn more.   #TrafficEngineering #RoadSafety #Simulation #Innovation #SmartCities

Where local governments are trying to achieve a livable, green environment that provides space for recreation and allows children to play (and travel) freely, they’re faced with urban densification and mobility putting increased pressure on public spaces, necessitating clear structural decisions. Making informed, data-driven, qualitative decisions is imperative. Where current tools available to traffic engineers are based on crash data and video-analytics of near-misses, Roadscor is a game changer in being able to look forward and also identify the unknown-unsafe scenarios. This means more complete data is available to decision makers, increasing their trust and allowing for quicker decision making. If you want to learn more on how the Roadscor methodology can support traffic engineers in designing safe roads, please don't hesitate to reach out. #VulnerableRoadUsers #roadsafety #visionzero

🚦 Road safety and sustainability go hand-in-hand: when we think about Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs), our minds often go to clean energy, reducing emissions, and promoting public transport. But there's a critical piece we cannot overlook: safety. "Road safety should be an essential component in the planning and implementation of local and regional Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans, as sustainability is not possible without safety." according the European Commission (https://lnkd.in/eiwdJd4u). As cities and regions work towards more sustainable urban environments, we must remember that sustainability is not achievable without safety. Safer roads protect not only citizens but also foster environments where sustainable choices, like walking, cycling, and using public transit, can thrive. #RoadSafety #Sustainability #UrbanMobility #SUMPs #SafeCities #FutureofCities

The Urban Road Safety Index by Cyclomedia is a great indicator for the perception of safety in 32 European cities. With cities shifting towards active mobility, improving – or at least maintaining – safety is a significant challenge for road authorities. A shift to active mobility requires a behavioral change which will only occur when people perceive those modes of transit safe to use! The safety of the road design can be improved through conflict analysis: determining accidents before they happen. As such, Roadscor complements current safety assessment methods by providing insights in all potential high risk traffic conflicts involving vulnerable road users in a well structured and reproducible way. If you want to learn more, please reach out or follow Roadscor: we expect to be able to announce results in the upcoming months. Download the full report by Cyclomedia here: https://lnkd.in/gA3kCPzj #vision0 #roadsafety

Unknown-unsafe scenarios are a b*$ch! There, we've said it. You've thought it. And we all know it. Now... can we do something about it? Companies working on the introduction of autonomous vehicles are addressing the unknown scenarios by driving. And driving more. And still more. Subsequently using the recorded data to change the behavior of other road users (from known-safe) to try to create a known-unsafe scenario. But you don't know what you don't know until you encounter the unknown situation - which can have severe consequences as both the pedestrian and Cruise found out: https://lnkd.in/eJjaQ_Bd Safe road design is one of the fundamental elements contributing to reducing road crashes. Designing safe roads depends on the availability of the right data. Not only crash data, which only allows a reactive approach (and often lacks details in crash conditions), but also data concerning road safety risks, allowing for a more pro-active/preventive approach in improving road safety. For exactly this, Roadscor's conflict analysis provides data that looks forward and considers all possible conflicts between road users even before they happen. #roadsafety #engineering #visionzero

Crash databases are one of the primary data sources for road safety research. Therefore, their quality is fundamental for the accuracy of crash analyses and, consequently the design of effective countermeasures. Although crash data often suffer from correctness and completeness issues, these are rarely discussed or addressed in crash analyses. The 2019 study (https://lnkd.in/eByQex8X) by Marianna Imprialou and Mohammed Quddus is very clear: the analysis is as good as the data. And where crashes in motorsports are analyzed thoroughly based on elaborate data sets and video evidence available, we struggle to do the same for crashes on public roads. Regardless, crash data - by it's very nature - looks back at what has already happened in order to reduce the chance of those type of crashes happening again. What about the scenario's that haven't happened yet? Enter Roadscor's conflict analysis: we calculate the likelihood and the severity of all possible conflicts taking into account the possible movements of all road users. The Roadscor-tool provides insight into what is possible and likely, allowing traffic engineers to design for what will happen. Want to learn more? Reach out and we are happy to provide insight into the tooling. #roadsafety #conflictanalysis #visionzero

Roadscor is an innovative safety evaluation tool to assess the likelihood and severity of crashes in critical parts of the road, such as intersections.   Safe road design is one of the fundamental elements contributing to reducing road crashes. Designing safe roads depends on the availability of the right data. Not only crash data, which only allows a reactive approach (and often lacks details in crash conditions), but also data concerning road safety risks, allowing for a more pro-active/preventive approach in improving road safety. Roadscor's conflict analysis provides data that looks forward and considers all possible conflicts between road users even before they happen.   By providing easily accessible, objective, and affordable safety information, Roadscor enables traffic engineers to design safer roads that align with city planners’ objectives. Equipping traffic engineers with such tool will help reduce traffic casualties and deaths, supporting the Vision Zero initiative.

The social costs of road crashes are estimated at 3% of the Gross Domestic Product of a country per year! And where spending minimum 2% of the GDP on defence for NATO is a continuous public debate, the costs of the crashes appears to be accepted. As senator Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) stated in 2020: 'We don’t shut down our economy because tens of thousands of people die on the highways. It’s a risk we accept so we can move about.' This confirms what cultural theorist and urbanist Paul Virilio stated: 'The large number of road accidents is truly a kind of sacrifice to the godhead of mobility to keep the wheels of traffic moving. It is a sacrifice made unconsciously, but one for which society is apparently prepared to pay the price nonetheless.' With a very modest investment of up to 0.3% of the GDP, iRAP calculated an annual reduction of $986.7bn (!) worldwide: https://lnkd.in/eajHtGPz. The benefit cost ratio is at least a factor 6 - perhaps investing in road safety actually allows to save money to invest in defence? Now that's 'killing' (pun intended) two birds with one stone! If you are curious how Roadscor can help moving towards Vision Zero, don't hesitate to contact us to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eYAYW4Cz #roadsafety #conflictanalysis #visionzero

The costs of ‘doing business’: with more than 2 deaths occurring per minute and over 3200 per day, road traffic crashes remain the leading killer of children and youth aged 5–29 years (https://lnkd.in/et2z-YJr). Where the average driver in North America (only?) has a 1% chance of a fatal accident per 50 years of driving, the odds increase when you are driving in a rural area. Or are a byciclist or pedestrian in an urban area. Be extra careful if you are crossing an intersection. In the EU the European Court of Auditors has concluded it is time to move up a gear if the European Union wants to make true on its ambitions - something that is acknowledged by the European Council: https://lnkd.in/dtc9gh2v Improving road safety requires engineers having access to good data - more than what’s reported or observed. Which is where Roadscor can help. Interested how? Reach out to learn more!