Alcohol use is linked to an increasing number of road deaths in Costa Rica. A study compiled by Costa Rica’s Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (IAFA) reveals that 30% of the country’s reported road deaths have been caused by alcohol. This is of major concern as the report shows how road deaths caused by alcohol use have increased. Studies carried out in 2004 showed that 26% of road deaths were caused by alcohol. The majority of people killed in road crashes in Costa Rica are aged 20-49. A high num
In Sweden crash testing has been carried out using motorcycles for the first time. Four crash tests were carried out at the VTI crash laboratory in Linköping, Sweden, for the client, the insurance company Folksam. As a result, Swedish motorcyclists can expect safer barriers according to VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Insitute.
The VTI have participated in two different projects with focus on better safety for motorcyclists. The first project was run in cooperation with the Swedish Mo
Serious issues have been realised in the Netherlands, with an increase in the rate of road casualties. There were 629 road deaths in the Netherlands in 2016, eight more than in 2015. Meanwhile 2015 had seen an increase of 51 road deaths over 2014. The issue is of concern as these two years were the first since 1996 when road deaths had not dropped. The road safety standards in the Netherlands are amongst the best in Europe, and the entire world. However there is concern that in the Netherlands, as in many c
Asphalt and bitumen industry attention is turning to the Eurasphalt and Eurobitume (E&E) Congress Congress being held next month in Istanbul, Turkey. Guy Woodford reports
Held every four years, the Eurasphalt and Eurobitume Congress is always a well-attended event that can be both commercially beneficial and thought-provoking for asphalt and bitumen industry companies and organisations.
Judging by a joint statement released by Eurobitume president Alberto Bardesi and European Asphalt Pavement Associatio
