THE CONFERENCE "ROAD SAFETY IN EUROPE", HELD IN BERGISCH GLADBACH, GERMANY, SEPTEMBER 21-23, 1998. THEME: VEHICLE SAFETY-SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

At the conference "Road Safety Europe" held in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, September 21-23, 1998, one of the themes was "Vehicle safety-systems and components". Four of the papers presented within this framework were: Why can't in-service safety checks mirror new vehicle design rules? Braking performance - a good example! (Smith,M.); Safety of retreaded tyres (Glaeser,K-P.); Computer aided risk analysis of the dangerous goods transport in Germany (Hemmann,T. and Hundhausen,G.); Safety potential of future two-wheel concepts - a challenge (Kalliske,I. and Albus,C.). For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD E206917.