What is ICTCT?
ICTCT is an association developed out of an international working group of safety experts with the aim to identify and analyse dangerous situations in road traffic on the basis of criteria other than past accidents, analogous to the methods of air and industrial safety.
Our Goal
International cooperation in the identification and analysis of potentially dangerous situations in road traffic, and their causes, on the basis of relevant safety data derived from observations and surveys.
The aim of ICTCT is to achieve a deeper understanding of problems in the area, to harmonise future research activities, and to provide for means for an optimal utilisation of research results from different countries.
To fulfil these aims ICTCT has been involved in a number of cooperative research efforts (workshops, calibration studies, formulation of international guidelines, clearing house for reports, etc.).
"WE DON’T NEED ACCIDENTS
IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS!"
because we are aware of
"Danger indicators"
Danger indicators are, for example, traffic conflicts and near-accidents, as well as the behaviour and interaction patterns in which they are rooted to improve knowledge about these events and behaviour patterns, which in the long run lead to accidents, is to be collocated within the ICTCT’s sphere of activities.
Today’s activities and future plans of ICTCT
- Information and coordination service for the international exchange of information
- Production and distribution of a regularly-published research journal ("Newsletter")
- Encouragement of international cooperation by the organization of conferences and other events
- Development of research structure for the planning, realization and implementation of projects
- Organisation and administration of an archive and a library ("Clearing house")
- Establishment of advisory centres for the identification, analysis, and solution of safety problems in line with the present state-of-the art
- Advice on the development of facilities for the training of safety experts in the identification of risk indicators in traffic
- Publishing of material (e.g. handbooks, brochures, guidelines...)
- Public relations work
Last update: 990602
Any comments about these pages gratefully accepted - Thomas Jonsson