FP Integrated system for safe transportation of children to school SAFEWAY2SCHOOL

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1 FP Integrated system for safe transportation of children to school SAFEWAY2SCHOOL Åsa Viklund, Swedish Transport Administration

2 School transport in Europe Europe - millions of children travel to and from school every day (TIS, 2004) Mixed system Sweden children in age 6-16 year Poland children Italy children Right to free school transport Regulations Financing Vehicles used for transportation (bus, taxi, boat, train.) 2

3 Mean fatality rate , children 6-14 years Source: IRTAD, Fatalities /1000 population Note: 7/year in SWE 3

4 Sweden - 2 children/year are killed Crashes am 9-12 am pm Runs out behind the bus Runs out infront of the bus Runs out between buses Hit at bus stop Injured by bus door Hurried to the bus Single crash bus Crash bus/other vehicle and child Crash bus/other vehicle Hard braking Source: VTIS (STRADA) (Anund et al. 2011) 4

5 The future system 8) Final destination Arrival notification 7) The way from the bus stop? Safety area A holistic approach from door to door 0) Before leaving Safest route planning, criteria s, guidelines, training Family/school involvement 1) The way to the bus stop Safety area 6) At the bus stop: Light when children are close Communication bus/children/road users Navigation and information f or bus drivers 5) Exiting Warning sign on the bus Mirrors, cameras Door safety External speakers Sensors for passenger detection Saf ety arms In vehicle communication V2V Communication 4b) Just before stopping: Information addressed to child exiting - Audio and visual 4a) During the trip Seat belt reminder Alco lock ISA Booster seat Speakers 2) At the bus stop Light when children are close Communication bus/children/road users 3) Entering Warning sign at the bus Mirrors, cameras Door safety External speakers Sensors for passenger detection Saf ety arms V2V Communication 5

6 6 SAFEWAY2SCHOOL

7 The consortium Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute, Linköping (Coordinator), Sweden Center for Research & Technology Hellas/ Hellenic Institute of Transport, Greece National Institute for Transport and Safety Research, France Amparo Solutions, Sweden Fleetech ab, Sweden Trafikverket, Sweden Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit, Austria University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy University of Stuttgart, Germany Mizar Automazione S.p.A, Italy Motor Transport Institute, Poland International Institute for Information Design, Austria Linkopings Universitet, Sweden Maelardalens hoegskola, Sweden 7

8 SAFEWAY2SCHOOL - AIM To combine a wide range of technologies on localization, route planning, route guidance, vehicle to infrastructure and on-board systems and sensors, short-range and GPRS communications, etc; in order to solve holistically the issue of safe transportation of children from their door to the school and vice-versa. 8

9 9 Identification of user needs and wishes

10 Evaluation scenarios Use cases: Category 1-Routing & Rerouting UC 1.1 Safest route planning UC 1.2 Route monitoring and arrival notification UC 1.3 Real time re-routing of traffic Category 2-Surrounding traffic information UC 2.1 Surrounding traffic information while en route UC 2.2 Surrounding traffic warning while for children ingress-egress Category 3-On board systems UC 3.1 ISA UC 3.2 Safety belt checker Category 4-Intelligent bus stop UC 4.1 Child approach to bus stop notification UC 4.2 Child at bus stop notification Category 5-Notification UC 5.1 Family notification UC 5.2 VRU notification Category 6-Training UC 6.1 Bus driver training UC 6.2 Parent training UC 6.3 Children training Category 7-Inventory tool UC 7.1 Inventory tool classification of the bus stops Evaluation Scenarios: 1: School bus route planning 2: Pedestrian route planning 3: School bus route monitoring 4: Surrounding traffic warning while for children board or disembark 5: Intelligent Speed Adaptation 6: Safety belt checker 7: Child approach to bus stop notification 8: Child at bus stop notification 9: Family notification 10: VRU notification and warning 11: Inventory tool classification of the bus stops 11: Training 10

11 FRAME approach European ITS Framework Architecture (FRAME) ( 11

12 12 System architecture and specification

13 Examples of developments In-Car Information System 13

14 The pilot sites 14

15 Consolidated pilot results The IBS attracted the passing drivers visual attention more than a SW2S bus stop (supported by the results from Poland) The passing drivers reduced their speed when the bus stop sign was installed and even more when the IBS was activated (supported by the results from Poland, Sweden and Germany) The IBS and the in-car warning indicating the presence of children have a significant impact on the speed reduction (supported by the results from Germany) 15

16 The Bus sign had no significant impact on the speed of the passing drivers (supported by the results from Austria) The Bus stop inventory tool is useful and supports the selection of safe bus stops (Supported by the results from all sites) Training is important for the stakeholders and highly rated (Supported by the results from all sites) 16

17 The tags are more appreciated compared to the RFID cards (Supported by the results from Italy) The VRU application is highly appreciated by the children (Supported by the results from Italy) The DSS is appreciated for inexperienced drivers (Supported by the results from Italy) The DSS could be helpful for inexperienced drivers to make them more aware of the route and bus stops (Supported by the results from Italy and Sweden) 17

18 Standardization and regulations in EU Based on a stepwise procedure 9 proposals for future implementation were identified and 3 selected 1.School travel plans 4. General seatbelt requirements 7. Improved driver training 2.No Children on roads with speed limit > 70 km/h 5. Seatbelt reminder 8. Driver Support Systems for school buses 3. Support for standardized bus signs 6. Signs at all bus stops 9. Support for the use of intelligent bus stops 18

19 The work was funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme 19

20 20 Thank You!