Transport Safety Research Centre
About Us
The Research Centre for Transport Safety is monitoring the ongoing researchs, projects and technological developments, coordinating research projects, liaising and cooperating with public bodies, universities, national and European research institutes, professional, industrial and non-governmental organisations working in the transport sector and in the area of strategic transport planning and analysis.
The Research Centre carries out research and development activities in the area of road safety. It collects basic road safety data and carries out situation analysis. It is involved in raising public awareness and preparing people of all ages and social groups for road safety, and in the training of road safety professionals and the methodological basis for such training.
Short and long-term analysis of transport safety processes
Our activities
- Contributing to the development of road safety strategies
- Providing technical information on transport safety
- Collection and provision of basic road safety data
- Conducting regular national road safety analyses
- Cooperation with professional and non-governmental organisations
- Representation in international road safety organisations
- Providing technical support to the Ministry of Transport
- Péter Holló Road Safety College Programme
- Road safety education in kindergartens
I. RADAR – Risk Assessment on Danube Area Roads (2018-2021))
The RADAR project was carried out cooperation with 8 Danube Region countries and aimed at developing joint solutions to road safety problems affecting a large part of the area, focusing on 4 thematic areas. The 4 thematic areas concerned are investment plan proposals for decision-makers, improving the situation of vulnerable road users, reducing the number of accidents caused by inappropriate speeding and reducing the number of accidents around schools.
The project involved 8 organisations in 8 countries, running road safety events for 15-24 year olds over 26 months. The main target group of the project are students in vocational schools or apprenticeship schools. The project’s methodology is based on: age-approach – the main messages of the project are delivered by young people of the same age group, trained by us; emotional know-how – drawing on and reflecting on experiences and feelings; social arts – expressing the message through art, active involvement, making artworks. The primary aim of the sessions is not only to explain road traffic accidents, but also to make students aware of the need to take care of themselves for their own safety.
II. European Road Safety Tunes (2015-2017)
III. ROSEE – Road safety in South East European regions (2012-2014)
The main objective of the ROSEE project was to improve the management of road safety on the main and secondary road network, with particular emphasis on their design and operation. The main areas targeted were: evaluation of road safety legislation, regulation and institutional background; assessment of general road safety data and situation; review of road safety audit and review methodology; implementation of speed management courses; and preparation of low-cost road safety interventions and investment proposals. Another priority was the study of road users’ behaviour, in particular by carrying out questionnaires and interviews with road users on the road network concerned, and the development of technical courses linked to the pilot projects being implemented in ROSEE.
The project has provided a standard methodology, widely used in international practice, which is a continuation of the worldwide known EuroRAP for Central and Eastern European countries. On the one hand, it produces a so-called hazard map based on accident and traffic data, which provides road users with a visual representation of the accident risk on each route. On the other hand – and this is clearly useful and important for all road managers – it provides a methodology and scientific basis for identifying the most dangerous parts of the road network.
IV. SENSoR – South East Neighbourhood Safe Routes (2012-2014)
V. SOL – Save Our Lives (2010-2013)
The project supported 12 model regions in 8 countries in the region to improve their road safety approach in the context of sustainable transport and thus reduce road accidents. The model region in Hungary was Győr. The project has strengthened the governance of road safety in the participating model regions, bringing together several sectors to jointly develop and implement a safer and more sustainable transport system. It has helped the participating model regions to gain a better understanding of local road safety problems and identify their professional development needs, and has developed road safety training materials based on the “train the trainer” principle.
In 2020, the Centre has been commissioned by the Ministry to develop a web-based application specifically designed to improve the safety of designated pedestrian crossings managed by municipalities, providing a complex assessment of the safety and service level of crossings. In the system, data on crossing points can be recorded according to pre-defined criteria covering detailed parameters related to the crossing points. Field inspections are required for proper completion, which is supported by help texts. The assessment results in a picture of the overall safety and service level of the crossing point on a scale of 1 to 10. In addition to the rating, the system is also able to automatically provide suggestions for improving the safety and service level of the crossing point.
More details: https://kti-peca.web.app/
VI. PECA – (PEdestrian Crossing Analyzer)
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