The University of Bologna, within the framework of the EU funded Horizon 2020 project PREDICT: Theory of prediction in the digital society, organised with great success a Workhop that was held in Bologna, on 18-19 November 2021. PREDICT aims to investigate a more extensive form of rationality in contemporary prediction, and the main Workshop theme was “The Future of Insurance: How does algorithmic prediction affect insurance practices?”. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
The European Federation of Road Victims (FEVR) together with FIAFoundation and UNRSC members commemorated the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2021 (#WDoR2021) on 21 November 2021. The slogan of WDoR2021 was Remember-Support-Act and the main objectives were to provide a platform for road traffic victims and their families to remember all people killed and seriously injured on the roads, acknowledge the crucial work of the emergency services and to draw attention to the generally trivial legal response to culpable road deaths and injuries. 
The World Bank Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) has organised a Conversation on Road Safety.
The World Bank Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) has organised a Conversation on Road Safety. 
NTUA Professor George Yannis is ranked 2nd most productive European Scientist in Road Safety Research (11th globally and at the top 0.1% of all Scientists in the field), according to recent rankings from Expertscape‘s PubMed-based algorithms for the last 10 years. According to the same rankings, NTUA Road Safety research productivity is ranked 4th in Europe (and within the top 40 Universities globally).
VTI – Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute in collaboration with SAFER Vehicle and Traffic Safety Center at Chalmers are organizing the 7th International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP), which will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 23-25 August 2022. The Conference philosophy is Taking the Vision Zero Initiative into a New Decade and the key focus will be on the role that traffic and transport psychology can play in reaching the ethical standpoint that no-one should die or be seriously injured in traffic by providing a common ground for future interdisciplinary research. Abstract submissions deadline: 17 December 2021 
The Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport proposed the New Driving Safely Law, which has been recently adopted by the Greek Parliament. The new law reforms the driving examinations’ framework, with the priority of ensuring the integrity of the procedure and the promotion of road safety. Among other things, the new safety net consists of double identity checks, camera recordings during the exams and collection of the audiovisual reports. Also, a temporary driving license is foreseen for young people aged 17 years old, who will be able to drive only within their residence area accompanied with a co-driver of over 25 years old holding a driving license for at least 5 years.
The 5th Newsletter of the EU funded Horizon 2020 project Levitate (Societal Level Impacts of Connected and Automated Vehicles) was recently released focusing on the results of the latest Levitate Webinar titled “Social Level Impact of Connected and Automated Vehicles“, on the next webinar on “Automated road transport – impact assessment methodologies” and on several events and news on Road Safety.
The International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences (IATSS) organised with great success the 7th GIFTS Symposium, which was held online, on 18 November. In this 7th forum, experts in transportation and safety as well as specialists from international organizations, kicked around the roles of transportation policy in response to regional and national characteristics. The aim was to exchange opinions and discuss various issues to be resolved for a sustainable transportation society and future prospects, while keeping the ideal post-corona society in mind. 
NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
The International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD) of the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) organised with great success the 33rd Meeting which was held online on 16 November. In this Conference the latest international road safety developments were discussed. NTUA contributed actively with the following presentation:
Lund University and The Swedish Cycling Research Centre at VTI co-organised with great success the ICSC2021 under the theme “Safe cycling as an integral part of the future mobility system: planning and designing for a safe interaction between road users“, which was held online, on 10-12 November 2021. The Conference took place on the virtual networking platform in which efficient social interactions were made possible and it had a special session under the theme “Cycling in pandemic time“. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
Assessing the Impact of Bicycle Treatment Type on the Frequency of Right-Hook Conflicts Between Bicyclists and Motorized Vehicles at Signalized Intersections
NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
Assessing the Impact of Bicycle Treatment Type on the Frequency of Right-Hook Conflicts Between Bicyclists and Motorized Vehicles at Signalized Intersections 
The new GR interactive road fatalities infographic of the NTUA Road Safety Observatory, based on ELSTAT data for 2019, allows for performance comparisons for different types of road crashes. It is demonstrated that disaggregate data can reveal hidden road safety problems, allowing national and local Authorities to focus on targeted road safety countermeasures. 
The scientific journal Sustainability is organising the publication of a special issue under the theme: “Challenges and Strategies for Sustainable Transportation and Traffic Safety”. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to Traffic safety impact assessment of sustainability measures, Cost-Benefit effects of sustainable safety interventions and Policies for the integration of the dimension of sustainability in traffic safety interventions. Guest editors of this special issue are Athanasios Theofilatos, Apostolos Ziakopoulos and Ioanna Pagoni. Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2022
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2022
The Road Traffic Safety Agency of Serbia (RTSA) together with several Serbian and international road safety Governmental, Academic and other organisations are organising the 17th International Conference Road Safety in Local Communities, which will be held in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia on 13-16 April 2022. In this Conference participants will have the opportunity to present and or hear about the activities of local communities, through a number of workshops and round tables. Abstract submissions deadline: 19 November 2021
Abstract submissions deadline: 19 November 2021 
The 10th Symposium of European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART2022), co-organized by KU Leuven and the University of Luxembourg will take place in Leuven, on 1-3 June 2022. The Symposium will offer an opportunity for scientific discussion and interaction in relatively small groups and it will be accompanied by social events and a summer school intended for PhD students on 31 May 2022. Registration is open Short paper submission deadline: 7 January 2022.
Registration is open Short paper submission deadline: 7 January 2022.
An NTUA Diploma Thesis titled “Critical Impact Factors of pedestrian traffic in Athens Downtown” was recently presented by Loukas Stroggylis. This Diploma Thesis revealed that the factors affecting pedestrian traffic are significantly related to the motorized traffic, as well as road infrastructure, land use and Covid-19 Pandemic. After crucial conclusions to quantify the influence of each variable were drawn, comments were made on the positive effects of pilot mobility interventions, critical issues were considered and finally, proposals were made for the improvement of the pedestrian traffic in the center of Athens and for further research. 
An NTUA Diploma Thesis titled “Road Safety Benchmarking in Greek Regions” was recently presented by Kostas Michailoglou. This Diploma Thesis revealed that the number of deaths per 100.000 population depends on the income per inhabitant and the number of vehicles, the number of physicians and the density of each district and the unemployment. Thessaly, the Ionian islands and Central Macedonia appear to have the best road safety performances, while Peloponnese and South Aegean have the worst ones.
An NTUA Diploma Thesis titled “The impact of Weather Conditions and Time Pressure on the safe driving behavior on rural roads, with the use of driving simulator” was recently presented by Gregory Christodoulou. In this Diploma Thesis the application of mathematical models showed that there are two variants that lead to a significant increase in the probability of an accident. These are the Snow and the Time pressure, which especially for the latter, is a fact of concern for the drivers.
An NTUA Diploma Thesis titled “Car drivers’ preferences towards the development of cycling infrastructure in the city of Athens, Greece” was recently presented by Thanos Zevgaras. This Diploma Thesis revealed that as the comfort of traveling by car increases, so does the likelihood of choosing a large amplification (aid) of the bicycle network, despite the costly contribution needed for it and that the greater the experience and the daily kilometers of the drivers, the more likely they are to choose the non-amplification (aid) of the bicycle network.
An NTUA Diploma Thesis titled “Comparative analysis of road safety between EU and USA” was recently presented by Charie Tsoukalas. This Diploma Thesis revealed that that an increase in speed limit leads to an increase in lives lost in road crashes. At the same time, an increase in GDP per capita leads effectively to a decrease in fatal accidents and that all US States and EU countries were ranked in order of road safety effectiveness, demonstrating that countries of the EU countries have more effective (safer) road systems than those of the USA, possibly because of the higher vehilcle fleet and lower public transport modal share in the US.
The Forum of European Road Safety Research Organisations (FERSI) is organising the 2022 Road Safety Conference which will take place on 6-7 October 2022 in Hague, Netherlands. The conference focuses on the exchange of national and regional experiences with implementing evidence-based road safety measures , both positive and negative ones. There will be a specific focus on the road to successful implementation, including overcoming the barriers encountered along the way.
The European Commission (DG Move) has organised with great success the CARE Expert Meeting, that was held online, on 28 October 2021. The Meeting was a great opportunity for an open discussion on data gathered on road crashes and fatalities. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:
