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Nordic NO.3 2007
Ecomics & Society

The Computer Sees You
Research results show that only 35 per cent of all lorry drivers in Sweden wear a seat belt, and that 70 per cent drive too fast. These figures must be improved to increase safety on our roads. Technology today makes it possible to monitor how fast people drive, and there is a hope that this will make them drive more safely.

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Evaluating the Economic Impacts of ITS
The use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) is on the increase throughout the world. What these systems have in common is that they are introduced to generate benefits to the users and to society. These benefits must, however, by definition outweigh the total costs of implementing and operating the systems to provide a net benefit to society.

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Content
Nordic NO.3 2007
In Brief
No Lorries, no Growth
Long Term Performance-based Maintenance Contracts in Denmark
WCARS Puts a Price on Safety
Pricing of Infrastructure Use
Optimal Road Maintenance and Operations
Freight Transport and Logistics Demand More Knowledge
Evaluating the Economic Impacts of ITS
The Computer Sees You
Virtual Impact of Safety Barrier
Possibilities of Noise Reduction
Amphibians and Roads
TRANSFORUM - Recommendations on Tools for Policy Impact Appraisal
A Thin Line between a Rock and a Hard Place
Traffic Safety and Noise Reducing