The general purpose of the course is to provide an introduction to the subject “traffic safety” in connection with the practical tasks performed by planners, advisors etc. with respect to traffic safety.
The specific purpose is to ensure that the students gain confidence in actively using and discussing central concepts within the subject “traffic safety” and understand the importance of traffic safety issues.

• Understand and read (traffic) accident statistics
• Mention various risk measures
• Understand and explain the concept ”risk”
• Distinguish between relevant and non-relevant factors’ importance for the traffic safety
• Explain the social relevance of traffic safety
• Describe different groups of road users and attached risk factors
• Understand the importance of infrastructure for the traffic safety
• Pinpoint localities/traffic situations with a particularly high incidence of accidents, based on various criteria
• Explain how the behavioural component contributes to traffic safety
• Explain the instruments that can be used in connection with the traffic safety work
• Analyse the importance of the various components and their parameters (the road user, the vehicle, the infrastructure) for traffic safety in different contexts

- The principles of recollection, analysis and interpretation of traffic accident data
- The concept ”risk” and various risk measures
- Different groups of road users and their risk profile in the traffic
- Road users’ behaviour and instruments to change it
- Infrastructure and its importance for traffic safety
- Criteria and methods to identify localities/traffic situations with a particularly high incidence of accidents

Articles, reports and notes handed out during the course.

Please contact the teacher for information on whether this course gives the student the opportunity to prepare a project that may participate in DTU´s Study Conference on sustainability, climate technology, and the environment (GRØN DYST). More information http://www.groendyst.dtu.dk/kursustilmelding.aspx