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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐈 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 On November 26, ECTRI held its 2024 Autumn General Assembly in Athens, Greece. The election of the ECTRI Board took place on this occasion. We are glad to announce that Ingrid Skogsmo (Ph.D.h.c.) (Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Sweden) was re-elected as the President for her second mandate. In addition Wolfgang Ponweiser (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria) was elected as new Vice-President and Magnus Lamp (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany) was re-elected as Treasurer. As for the common Members, Prof. Tatiana Kovacikova (University of Zilina, Slovakia) and Prof. George Yannis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) are continuing for a second term, being joined by Corinne BLANQUART (Université Gustave Eiffel, France) who is newly elected. Domokos Esztergár-Kiss (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary) was also elected as a common Member after his prior successful mandate as Vice-President. The President thanked the outgoing Board member claude marin-lamellet (Université Gustave Eiffel, France) for his contribution to the ECTRI network and wishes the new elected Board the best of success. This new Board will take office on January 27th 2025 for a two-year mandate.

📝 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐓𝐋 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐢 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧 ECTRI Member CTL, Research Centre for Transport and Logistics Sapienza University of Rome recently published an academic paper titled "Assessment of Public Transportation Safety Measures in Yaoundé, Cameroon: Case of Collective Taxis" - through its start-up CTLup. The CTL research team (Stephen Kome, Steffel Feudjio, Prof. Luca Persia, and Davide Shingo Usami) collaborated with experts from ENSTP Yaoundé-Padoue (Idris SEUNDA and Jean François Wounba (Ph.D.)) to assess safety measures in collective taxis. Their findings revealed the prevalence of risky driving behaviors among collective taxi drivers and the significant associations between risk perceptions and involvement in risky driving behaviors. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dbniYcCa #TransportationSafety

🎉 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐏 𝐨𝐧 10-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 ECTRI through the participation of its representative Dr. Saskia Seidel, leader of ECTRI #ThematicGroup on Freight and Logistics, and research associate at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), is excited to share insights from the recent first #AliceSummit. The event highlighted crucial discussions on innovation and sustainability in transport such as: 1️⃣ Funding programs for enhanced #rail #freight transport and electrified vehicles 2️⃣ Exploring opportunities in intermodal approaches 3️⃣ Future of #urban #logistics, focusing on sustainable delivery options The #transformation towards #greenerlogistics is accelerating, and ECTRI is proud to be at the forefront of this change. Congratulations also to ALICE, Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ETP LOGISTICS) on 10 years of contributions in implementing supply chain and logistics innovation in Europe towards net zero emissions transport and logistics operations. As ALICE TP member, ECTRI is glad to be part of that journey. #InnovativeTransport #SustainableLogistics #FutureOfFreight

🎉𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬! ECTRI celebrates Professor George Yannis of the National Technical University of Athens and ECTRI Board member for completing his ambitious 30 Marathons in 30 Months Challenge, demonstrating exceptional dedication to road safety. Speeding remains a primary cause of road crashes and pedestrian casualties in cities worldwide. Through this initiative, Professor Yannis has extended his advocacy for road safety beyond academic circles, running 30 marathons to promote the adoption of 30 km/h speed limits in cities globally. This speed limit is crucial for creating safer, healthier, and more sustainable urban environments. His final marathon in Athens, concluding at the historic Panathinaikon Marble Stadium, symbolises the steady progress towards sustainable urban mobility. ECTRI was happy to support Professor Yannis' vision and achievement! Through this type of efforts, we can work towards improving safety in our cities. Let's keep the momentum going — #GeorgeRuns30x30 #30x30Challenge #ECTRISupports #30kmhForSaferCities 👉 https://lnkd.in/eg75ngGG

📣 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #ETRR 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 The European Transport Research Review (ETRR) remind you about the #callforpapers for its new Open Access Topical Collection on Reproducible Research in Transportation – in collaboration with ECTRI Member Université Gustave Eiffel, The University of Queensland, and Polytechnique Montréal. The collection promotes the importance of #reproducibility in #transportation research, enhancing the rigor and credibility of scientific findings. 📃 We invite submissions on a wide range of topics, including: 💠 Review and meta-analysis of reproducible research practices 💠 Data sharing, data documentation and open data initiatives 💠 Reproducible workflows and computational methods 💠 Reproducible computation 💠 Validation and benchmarking of simulation tools 💠 Reproducible and interpretable data-driven methods 💠 Replication of important transportation research findings 💠 Frameworks for reproducibility and knowledge transfer among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers 💠 Training and best practices for reproducible research. 📅 Submit your papers to the collection by February 28, 2025. Articles will become available as soon as accepted for publication. Silvia Francesca Varotto, Christine Buisson, zuduo zheng, Cathy Wu, and Nicolas Saunier will be serving as Guest Editors. Submit now 👉 https://lnkd.in/evt-ixjF ETRR is an open access journal, created and supported by ECTRI, and published by Springer Nature since 2008.

📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 2025 #RS5C ECTRI Member Swedish Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), in collaboration with the University of Leeds, reminds that the #CallforAbstracts for the 20th Road Safety on Five Continents (RS5C) Conference is still open! The RS5C conference, taking place from September 3 to 5, 2025 in Leeds, UK, will bring together global experts and stakeholders to exchange knowledge on key road safety challenges and innovations. 🎯 Conference Topics include: ◾ The safe system approach: road safety plans, policies, management, and strategies ◾ Safety modelling, crash analysis, and evaluation techniques ◾ Vulnerable road users ◾ Transport innovations, automation, and ITS applications ◾ Infrastructure ◾ Road user behaviour and capabilities ◾ Equity issues in traffic safety ◾ Road safety and resilience Since 2005, ECTRI has proudly supported the #RS5C. Special thanks to Sandra Vieira (LNEC) and George Yannis (National Technical University of Athens) for representing ECTRI on the Scientific Committee in this edition. 📅 Remember to submit your abstracts by January 19, 2025! For more information, visit the RS5C website: https://www.vti.se/rs5c #ECTRIMember #RoadSafety

🖥 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐈 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝? 𝐀 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 On October 25, 2024, the ECTRI Thematic Group on Economics & Policy hosted an engaging webinar featuring Inga Margrete Ydersbond from the Transportøkonomisk institutt (Norwegian Centre for Transport Research). She delved into the need of the aviation sector to undergo very significant reductions in order to reach global net zero GHG emissions. Related aspects explored included diminishing air transport traffic, improving energy efficiency, and replacing fossil jet fuel by energy carriers with lower life cycle GHG emissions. You can access the presentation here ➡ https://lnkd.in/eWvckGvY Webinar recording is available to ECTRI Members. #EUTransportResearch #ECTRIwebinar #ECTRITG

🆕 𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐑 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 #𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 📑 Investigating key explanatory factors for safer long-distance bus services by Shaghayegh Rahnama, Ilsen Adriana Cortez Flores & Andrés Monzón from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid https://lnkd.in/e55ea9kB 📑 Efficiency of dynamic traffic signal control in work zones with shuttle operation: theory and practice by Igor Mikolášek from CDV - Transport Research Centre – 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐈 https://lnkd.in/ep5rW7JA #ETRR is an open access journal, created and supported by ECTRI, and published by Springer since 2008.

📣 𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐈 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐓𝐋𝐅 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 Matthias Prandtstetter from the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology represented ECTRI at the plenary meeting of the new Digital Transport and Logistics Forum (DTLF) on October 18, 2024, in Brussels. Hosted by DG MOVE, the event brings together experts from various transport and logistics communities to support the European Commission in promoting the #digitaltransformation of the transport and logistics sector. Discussions included the DTLF's five-year agenda and crucial focus areas like ongoing implementation of the #eFTIRegulation.

📣 BASt Annual Report is out! ECTRI member #BASt, the German Federal Highway Research Institute, has released its Annual Report 2023. What's in it? 🔹 Predictive infrastructure management 🔹 Sustainable construction 🔹Sustainable use of energy 🔹Environmentally friendly transport 🔹Active mobility 🔹Proactive road safety 🔹Automated and connected driving 🔹Digital transport and Securing the supply of skilled labour Read the report in English 👉 https://shorturl.at/X6IcY