Urban roads

Urban roads have to meet a wide variety of requirements. On the one hand, they have to be capable of handling the required volume of motor traffic. On the other, urban roads are also used by non-motorized road users and people with limited mobility. Urban roads therefore have to allow everyone, from small children to the aged, to get around on foot or by bicycle or car.

Accident risk of parking for pedestrians/cyclist... 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... Read more.	Removal of the obligation of use for cycle paths The obligation of use for cycle paths in Germany has increasingly been removed in the last years. A study of the UDV concluded that no significant changes in the accident or conflict characteristics were found once the obligation of use was removed. The main reason is that the majority of cyclists... Read more.	Cycling roads and one-way streets The German Insurers Accident Research (UDV) carried out a research project on the traffic safety of cycling roads and one-way streets with permitted contraflow bicycle traffic. Read more.
Road safety in traffic-calming zones Traffic-calming zones (sometimes referred to as "living streets"), identified by road sign number 325 in accordance with the German Road Traffic Regulations (StVO), were introduced in Germany in 1980. The new UDV-Study brings the 40 years old knowledge up to date. Read more.	Shared Space For some years, in Germany as well as in other European countries, there has been an intense professional, public and political discussion on the question whether the so-called shared space principle may contribute to improving traffic conditions in small and mediums towns and large cities. In this... Read more.	Improving road safety in Münster Guaranteeing road safety is a key factor in ensuring that personal mobility functions smoothly. Despite all the efforts of those responsible (such as the Accident Commission), it is possible that the number and severity of accidents cannot be reduced, because there is no way of identifying the... Read more.
Shared space brochure A new brochure brought out by the UDV (German Insurers Accident Research) indicates what factors should be taken into account when implementing shared space schemes on roads in order to ensure road safety for all road users. Read more.