UDV
Publications
Compact accident research
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120 | Occupant injury severity and gender: Evidence for a gender gap?
09.01.2023
For some time, society has increasingly been using the term “gender gap” to discuss whether women are under-represented compared to men as beneficiaries of research and development and whether insufficient con[1]sideration is paid to their gender-related specificities. The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of gender on the risk of serious injury to car occupants on the basis of German accident data.
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118 | Evaluation of speed monitoring measures
10.01.2023
Fixed speed cameras are very effective in reducing accidents. That is one of the findings of a new study by the German Insurers A cident Research.
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117| Supposedly unimportant? Accident between cars and cyclists in driveways
04.11.2022
Are accidents between cars and cyclists in driveways supposedly unimportant? In order to investigate this question, the German Insurers Accident Research has examined accidents of this type as part of a study.
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113 | Evacuation from coaches
03.03.2022
Although serious crashes and fire incidents involving buses and coaches are rare, they can have desastrous outcomes when they occur due to the large number of passengers transported in a single vehicle. The German Insurers Accident Research contracted a research project to Trier University in order to investigate into the possibilities to enhance and speed up the evacuation process in coaches. The focus was on accident scenarios, particularly those in which the coach tipped over onto its side.
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112 | Road safety on German motorways
29.12.2021
In terms of mileage, federal motorways are considered as particularly safe roads. However, on no other roads in Germany are so many injuries registered per kilometre by road traffic accidents. Accidents in longitudinal traffic are particularly frequent on motorways, especially collisions with vehicles driving ahead or waiting. Around 40 per cent of accidents involving fatalities occur in the dark.
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109 | Risk of accident and accident prevention measures for young car drivers
01.07.2022
Young drivers continue to be the most at-risk group for accidents on German roads. Although a positive trend can be seen in recent years, further efforts must be made to increase the road safety of young drivers.
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106 | Development of speed perception in children
23.02.2021
Children often have accidents in road traffic when they cross a road on foot and do not pay attention to approaching vehicles. A study by the UDV has therefore investigated how children perceive speeds and how they behave when crossing the road.
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99 | Automated cars on motorways: Active and passive safety aspects
15.04.2020
Automated driving is expected to make traffic flow more efficiently and reduce the number of road accident victims as well as emissions and traffic jams. The German Insurers Accident Research has car¬ried out a comprehensive study on motorway accidents involving cars. The aim of the study was to determine the overall safety effect of automated driving function.
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98 | Accident risk of parking for pedestrians and cyclists
09.07.2020
Almost one in five accidents in built-up areas involving pedestrians or cyclists and injury is thus connected to parking. The biggest problems were dooring accidents and accidents where parked vehicles obstructed the view. In a research project, recommendations were developed on how to avoid these accidents.
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93 | Feedback intervention for senior drivers
26.11.2019
In a study by the UDV, a feedback trip for seniors was developed and scientifically evaluated. It consists of a one-time accompanied journey in real traffic with subsequent qualified feedback from an expert based on the use of a standardized observation and evaluation tool for senior citizens.