Tallinn University of Technology

Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in the Baltic Sea Region 2019

4 - 5 December 2019, Tallinn Estonia

We invite you to participate in the 2nd conference "Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in the Baltic Sea Region 2019" to be held in Tallinn, Estonia. This conference is a fantastic opportunity for academicians and practitioners to meet and exchange experiences and to learn from the best within road safety including policy, road infrastructure, behavioural aspects and human factors, innovations of vehicles and transportation modes, individual, organizational and political aspects of road safety.

Conference photos

Program

Local time

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019

08:30

Registration & Morning Coffee

09:30

Conference opening – Greetings from conference chair Dago Antov and moderator Jüri Muttika

Plenary Session I - Moderator Jüri Muttika

09:45

Towards Zero Road Deaths – What the Science Should Do? 
Tarmo Soomere, president of Estonian Academy of Science, EST

10:15

EU Road Safety Goals and Reality 
Matthew Baldwin, DG MOVE European Commission, EC

10:45

Zero Road Deaths- Is It Possible? – Rune Elvik – TOI Norway

11:15

Coffee Break

11:45

Moving towards Vision Zero: the role of urban road safety   Antonio Avenoso, ETSC, EU

12:15

Connected and Automated Driving – How Safe is Safe Enough?  Merja Penttinen, VTT, FIN

12:45

Driving = Emotion  Ludo Kluppels, Belgian Road Safety Institute, BEL

13:15

Lunch

Parallel session B 
Room: Innovation HUB

Parallel session I 
Room: Videal ScreenX Conference Hall

Behaviour and human factors;
Chair: Sonja Forward, VTI, SWE

Infrastructure and planning;
Chair: Juris Smirnovs, RTU, LV

14:00

What happens if traffic accidents take place in Estonia? – Stella Polikarpus, EST

14:00

From Vision Zero strategy to a Vision Zero action plan. Risk identification and rating without hurting anyone – Raul Vibo, FIN

14:25

The growing problem of using mobile phones and headphones by vulnerable road users as a challenge for Vision Zero – Joanna Wachnicka, PL

14:25

Estimating potential of warning system, which prevents road accidents at pedestrian crossings – Juri Ess, Janek Luppin, EST

14:50

Implementation of GDE-matrix based B-category driver education curriculum in Estonia – Heli Ainjärv, EST

14:50

Pro- and counter-arguments to a general speed limit on German motorways –
Johannes Vogel, GER

15:15

Coffee break (15 min)

15:15

Coffee break (15 min)

15:30

A comparative analysis of features of drivers prone to risky driving (Estonian and Russian samples) –
Tatyana Kochetova, RUS

15:30

Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) quality evaluation to improve public transport road safety. A case study of vehicle telematics, fleet management system (FMS) influencing bus and coach drivers: a behavioural approach – Kaur Sarv, EST

15:55

The estimation of drowsiness under different conditions based on behaviour observations from a simulator study – Clemens Kaufmann, AUT

15:55

The Smart Pedestrian Crosswalk - Smart Signs Communicating with Vehicles – Mart Suurkask, EST

16:20

Drunk driving: the size of the problem in road safety and the measures that can be taken to combat this driving behavior – Tasos Ashikkis, CYP

16:20

Bike sharing in Tartu - challenges and great success hand-in-hand – Roman Meeksa, EST

16:45

End of the 1st conference day

19:00-22.00

Gala Dinner at Tallinn Teachers' House

Local time

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019

Parallel sessions T 
Technology and Innovation

Parallel sessions P 
Policy and implementation

Room: Innovation HUB
Chair: Jüri Lavrentjev, TalTech, EST

Room: Videal ScreenX Conference Hall
Chair: Lars Ekman, Vägverket, SWE

09:30

Telematics insurance: a key to make roads safer – Andres Konsap, EST

09:30

Comparison of Road Traffic Deaths and Injury Rates at Pedestrian Crossings in Europe –
Julius Uhlmann, GER

09:55

Car braking intensity perception investigation for red light running cameras installation project –
Juris Kreicbergs, LV

09:55

Investigating the accidents on the national roads in the North-West region of Romania –
Rodica Dorina Cadar, RO

10:20

Safety effect of fixed speed cameras on state roads in Estonia –
Maria Pashkevich, EST

10:20

Number of fatal and serious accidents as a measure of the safety assessment of the road network in Poland – Kazimierz Jamroz, PL

10:45

Coffee break (15 min)

10:45

Coffee break (15 min)

11:00

Steering Control Correction for Autonomous Vehicle Based on Measured Road Pavement Irregularities – Paulius Skačkauskas, LT

11:00

The introduction of modern approaches to road safety in the Republic of Belarus. The need for a preparatory period – Aleksandra Volynets, BY

11:25

AV Shuttle and Pedestrian Interaction for Road Safety – Raivo Sell, EST

11:25

’Traffic Safety 2025’ consortium project aiming to enhance the traffic safety in Finland – 
Anne Silla, FIN

11:50

The innovative and traditional approaches to Vision Zero – 

Henok Girma Abebe, SWE

11:50

Actual road traffic safety development trends in Latvia – Juris Smirnovs, LV

12:15

Lunch

Plenary session II – Moderator Jüri Muttika

13:00

Timeout - a new way to stop speeding motorists - Elari Kasemets. Estonian Police and Border Guard Board. EST

13:30

Speeding – a Safety Problem in Urban Areas? – Christer Hyden, Lund University, SWE

14:00

Safety Management of Road Networks  Lars Ekman, Vägverket, SWE

14:30

Coffee break (15 min)

14:45

Towards Mobility with Zero Traffic Accidents - Kaupo Õllek, Toyota Baltic AS,  EST

15:15

The Future of “Last Mile” Public Transport - Johannes Mossov, Auve Tech OÜ, EST

15:45

Parallel session overview – session chairs; Lars Ekman, Sonja Forward, Jüri Lavrentjev,
Juris Smirnovs

16:05

Panel discussion

16:55

Closure

Committees

Conference Chair
Dago Antov, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Scientific Committee
Dago Antov, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Lars Ekman, Swedish Transport Administration, Sweden
Sonja Forward, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Sweden
Jüri Lavrentjev, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Juris Smirnovs, Riga Technical University, Latvia
Andras Varhelyi, Lund University, Sweden
Vidas Zuraulis, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania

Organizing Committee
Dago Antov, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Merili Deemant, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Alo Kirsimäe, Estonian Road Administration, Estonia
Heret Knjazeva, Estonian Road Administration, Estonia
Meeli Semjonov, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Reimo Tarkiainen, Estonian Road Administration, Estonia