Traffic control centers - organization and role in traffic risk and incident reduction

This article describes the organisation of road risk incident reduction in Greece, particularly on the « Egnatia Odos » motorway which belongs to the Trans-European Road Network.

An innovative training for road operations

This article underlines the need for more extensive instruction and training for operating personnel dealing with increasing complexity of road operation to give the proper response.

Application of risk assessment as tool for road tunnel safety management

This article describes several European risk assessment methods for road tunnel safety management developed at national level and established in national regulations and research to improve their reliability and the expansion of their range of Further challenges are underlined: the development of strategies to deal with uncertainties and the collection and evaluation of tunnel incident data.

Risk and emergency management as a basis for road intelligent transportation systems (ITS) planning and operation

This article describes risk and emergency management on the Spanish road network.

Lessons of managing emergency situations learned from various disaster experiences

This paper summarizes them and proposes recommendations to road authorities based on the result of the discussion in the World Road Association TC1.5 WG3.