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Integrated system for safe transportation of children to school - with the use of intelligent transport systems (ITS)

Jankowska D. M.

Journal of KONES

2008

Vol. 15, No. 2

137-144

The aim of the paper is to present the main guidelines of the Safeway2School European research project. The project's primary objective is to determine the safest route for school buses that transport children to school, through low traffic density areas, avoiding black spots. The project anticipates the use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in the process of children transportation. Within the project the Route Planning System, Rerouting System and Warning System will be designed and developed for school buses as well as for all surrounding vehicles. Project aims at designing the route for school buses and also the alternative route (in case the bus has to be rerouted due to traffic congestion or traffic incident) in order to maximize the safety of transported children with the use of localization and route planning tools, on-board safety systems and sensors in vehicles and road infrastructure. It is also crucial to design the network of ,"intelligent" bus stops (child-bus stop-bus communication) and equip the pilot group of children with special tags. The target group of the project consists of school bus drivers, children (pupils 6-16 years old) and their families, but also the road infrastructure authorities, car manufacturers, other road users and representatives of public administration. Within the project the training programs for school bus drivers, children, parents and other drivers will be elaborated. The aim of such activities is to result in unification of guidelines, training schemes and regulations concerning safe transportation of children to school. For the pilot realization of the above mentioned systems and training programs four European localizations have been chosen: Sweden, Austria, Italy and Poland. At the end of the project realization an evaluation of usability and effectiveness of applied technologies, as well as the level of system user's acceptance will be conducted. The project was submitted to the European Commission within the 7th Frame Program. Motor Transport Institute is the Polish project executor.

Driving school students' training with the use of module close to - as a method contributing to change in young drivers' attitude and reducing the number of road accident with their participation in Europe

Wacowska-Ślęzak J., Wnuk A., Jankowska D. M.

Journal of KONES

2008

Vol. 15, No. 2

531-536

The aim of the paper is to present the European Project "MODULE CLOSE TO". The project is executed in eleven European Union countries. The paper describes main objectives and guidelines of the project. The project's main result in the final stage should be the development of conditions for unification of drivers''training system across Europe by introducing into drivers' training new educational module. The module consists in realization of educational method called "peer-to-peer" during drivers' training, which is taken from addiction treatment prevention in which a peer reports on a problem to another peer. In drivers' training, the course participants are confronted with road accident offenders (course participants' peers) and their stories, which should lead to positive changes in attitudes and behaviours of young, beginning drivers and therefore to permanent reduction in number of both road accidents and their victims. The preliminary research confirmed that classes with road accident offenders have a positive influence on developing proper attitudes of young drivers. A discussion concentrated on offender, his/her susceptibility to risky behaviours, accident's circumstances, confrontation with its consequences and on serving an adjudged sentence makes an impression on young course participants. The project anticipates introduction of pilot classes in driving schools, high schools, etc. within the framework of drivers' training with participation of road accident offenders and also evaluation of its influence on course participants. The final effect of the project will be the development of conditions for introducing a new educational module into existing drivers' training system as well as developing conditions for recruiting accident offenders and actions motivating them to join the project realization.