THE CONFERENCE "ROAD SAFETY IN EUROPE", HELD IN BERGISCH GLADBACH, GERMANY, SEPTEMBER 21-23, 1998. THEME: SAFETY OF VULNERABLE ROAD USERS - ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS

At the conference "Road Safety Europe" held in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, September 21-23, 1998, one of the themes was "Safety of vulnerable road users-especially in urban areas". Five of the papers presented within this framework were: Road safety of children in a Northrhine-Westphalian city (Heine,W., Poschadel,S., Strehl,S. and Wiebusch-Wothge); The vulnerability of the South African adult pedestrian (Drotske,L); Pedestrian safety in urban areas crossed by national roads (Krystek,R., Jamroz,K., Michalski,L., and Marszanek,R); On a partially new approach to traffic planning and street design in Sweden (Wramborg,P); Differences between safe and unsafe pedestrian crossings in Switzerland (Scaramuzza,G). For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD E206917.