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1st International Congress for Road Safety and Security Equipment
Francisco Alonso, Mireia Faus, Cristina Esteban, Sergio Useche
(2025). Participació en congressosDr. Francisco Alonso, Director of INTRAS, participated in the 1st International Congress for Road Safety and Security Equipment, which was held on January 18-19, 2025 in Benghazi, Libya. Dr. Alonso presented the paper “Best Law Enforcement Practice for Road Safety: Implementing Point-Based Driving License Systems” co-authored by Mireia Faus, Cristina Esteban and Sergio Useche. The congress was held within the framework of the UN Global Plan for The second Decade of Action For Road Safety ( 2021 – 2030 ) following The Brasilia Declaration to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 3.6 to halve the number of global deaths & injuries from road traffic accidents by 2030. The event, themed...
Dr. Francisco Alonso, Director of INTRAS, participated in the 1st International Congress for Road Safety and Security Equipment, which was held on January 18-19, 2025 in Benghazi, Libya. Dr. Alonso presented the paper “Best Law Enforcement Practice for Road Safety: Implementing Point-Based Driving License Systems” co-authored by Mireia Faus, Cristina Esteban and Sergio Useche. The congress was held within the framework of the UN Global Plan for The second Decade of Action For Road Safety ( 2021 – 2030 ) following The Brasilia Declaration to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 3.6 to halve the number of global deaths & injuries from road traffic accidents by 2030. The event, themed “Governance and Management of Road Safety in Libya: Reality and Challenges”, was supported by prominent Libyan institutions, including the Chief of Staff of the Land Forces, the Ministry of Interior, and the Benghazi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with additional backing from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Health.
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Assessing the Impact of Point-based License Systems on Road Safety: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Francisco Alonso, Mireia Faus, Cristina Esteban, Bosco Martí
(2025). ArticleThe European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context. No.Vol. 17, Issue 1, p.11-24
Background: The driver's license point-based system is a preventive measure for penalizing offenses committed by drivers with the aim of reducing road accidents, which has been applied in a large number of countries to date. The aim of this systematic review was to examine a set of studies that analyze the effectiveness of point-based licensing in relation to the reduction of road accidents, as well as its impact on other variables documented in the scientific literature. Method: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for reports published between date of database inception and September 2023. The review process was conducted...
Background: The driver's license point-based system is a preventive measure for penalizing offenses committed by drivers with the aim of reducing road accidents, which has been applied in a large number of countries to date. The aim of this systematic review was to examine a set of studies that analyze the effectiveness of point-based licensing in relation to the reduction of road accidents, as well as its impact on other variables documented in the scientific literature. Method: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for reports published between date of database inception and September 2023. The review process was conducted following the PRISMA recommendations and requirements. This procedure acquired 26 items that met the eligibility requirements of the study. Results: It is noted that point-based driving licenses are beneficial for road safety as they discourage drivers from committing infractions or risky behaviors and, consequently, contribute significantly to reducing road accident rates in the regions where they are applied. Specifically, meta-analysis indicate that point-based driving license reduced, as an overall, around 21% the negative outcomes related to traffic, 10% fatalities, and 9% non-fatal injuries. In addition, it is identified that users value the measure positively, and perceive that its purpose is to raise awareness and improve road safety, rather than its sanctioning or collecting role. Conclusions: The findings support the implementation and expansion of the point-based license system in more countries around the world as a valuable strategy to reduce traffic accidents and promote a safer driving culture.
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First Regional Meeting for Latin America
Francisco Alonso
(2024). Participació en congressosDr. Francisco Alonso, Director of INTRAS, participated in the First Regional Meeting for Latin America held on November 5-7, 2024 in Mexico. Dr. Alonso spoke about the study “Licensing by points” worked together with the Aleática Foundation, generating a workshop on the importance of the driver's license by points. Organized by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, the Meeting aimed to address the most urgent and critical issues facing the road safety community in Latin America. It aims to strengthen and enhance the Alliance's network and regional chapter to facilitate strong action and mobilize NGOs to demand at the next Global Ministerial Conference that adequate investment be...
Dr. Francisco Alonso, Director of INTRAS, participated in the First Regional Meeting for Latin America held on November 5-7, 2024 in Mexico. Dr. Alonso spoke about the study “Licensing by points” worked together with the Aleática Foundation, generating a workshop on the importance of the driver's license by points. Organized by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, the Meeting aimed to address the most urgent and critical issues facing the road safety community in Latin America. It aims to strengthen and enhance the Alliance's network and regional chapter to facilitate strong action and mobilize NGOs to demand at the next Global Ministerial Conference that adequate investment be allocated to implement people-centered, evidence-based interventions to save lives.
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ICSC 2024
Sergio Useche, Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios, Francisco Alonso
(2024). Participació en congressosWhat do European cyclists think about Advanced Cyclist Assistance Systems (ACAS) and their features? INTRAS researchers participate in the 12th International Cycling Safety Conference, to be held from 5 to 7 November 2024 in Imabari (Japan). The mission of the International Cycling Safety (ICS) community is to improve cycling safety through scientific work. The ICS community intends to disseminate scientific results to all cycling safety stakeholders. The yearly ICS conferences offer a premium forum to share scientific results and to favor networking inside the ICS community. Theme of ICSC 2024: Cycling Safety Culture To date, there is an ever-increasing interest in research, from...
What do European cyclists think about Advanced Cyclist Assistance Systems (ACAS) and their features? INTRAS researchers participate in the 12th International Cycling Safety Conference, to be held from 5 to 7 November 2024 in Imabari (Japan). The mission of the International Cycling Safety (ICS) community is to improve cycling safety through scientific work. The ICS community intends to disseminate scientific results to all cycling safety stakeholders. The yearly ICS conferences offer a premium forum to share scientific results and to favor networking inside the ICS community. Theme of ICSC 2024: Cycling Safety Culture To date, there is an ever-increasing interest in research, from policy level to road and street level, on the issue of how to achieve safe cycling in society. Discussions on such research focus on defining the cycling safety culture, explore road user behaviour and the activities of people and organisations involved in road safety, and include an ongoing debate on how researchers around the world can contribute to safe cycling. Therefore, by focusing on cycling safety culture, the conference hopes to provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the state of cycling safety in the world and to foster international collaboration among researchers to reduce cycling crashes and injuries.
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ICSC 2024
Sergio Useche, Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios, Francisco Alonso
(2024). Participació en congressosWorkshop "Moving from the present to the future: upcoming issues, methods and challenges in cycling safety research" INTRAS researchers participate in the 12th International Cycling Safety Conference, to be held from 5 to 7 November 2024 in Imabari (Japan). The mission of the International Cycling Safety (ICS) community is to improve cycling safety through scientific work. The ICS community intends to disseminate scientific results to all cycling safety stakeholders. The yearly ICS conferences offer a premium forum to share scientific results and to favor networking inside the ICS community. Theme of ICSC 2024: Cycling Safety Culture To date, there is an ever-increasing interest in...
Workshop "Moving from the present to the future: upcoming issues, methods and challenges in cycling safety research" INTRAS researchers participate in the 12th International Cycling Safety Conference, to be held from 5 to 7 November 2024 in Imabari (Japan). The mission of the International Cycling Safety (ICS) community is to improve cycling safety through scientific work. The ICS community intends to disseminate scientific results to all cycling safety stakeholders. The yearly ICS conferences offer a premium forum to share scientific results and to favor networking inside the ICS community. Theme of ICSC 2024: Cycling Safety Culture To date, there is an ever-increasing interest in research, from policy level to road and street level, on the issue of how to achieve safe cycling in society. Discussions on such research focus on defining the cycling safety culture, explore road user behaviour and the activities of people and organisations involved in road safety, and include an ongoing debate on how researchers around the world can contribute to safe cycling. Therefore, by focusing on cycling safety culture, the conference hopes to provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the state of cycling safety in the world and to foster international collaboration among researchers to reduce cycling crashes and injuries.
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ICSC 2024
Sergio Useche, Nagahiro Yoshida, Francisco Alonso, Javier Gene
(2024). Participació en congressos"From Japan to the world… on two wheels": Comparing self-reported behavioral data of Japanese cyclists with current global trends INTRAS researchers participate in the 12th International Cycling Safety Conference, to be held from 5 to 7 November 2024 in Imabari (Japan). The mission of the International Cycling Safety (ICS) community is to improve cycling safety through scientific work. The ICS community intends to disseminate scientific results to all cycling safety stakeholders. The yearly ICS conferences offer a premium forum to share scientific results and to favor networking inside the ICS community. Theme of ICSC 2024: Cycling Safety Culture To date, there is an ever-increasing...
"From Japan to the world… on two wheels": Comparing self-reported behavioral data of Japanese cyclists with current global trends INTRAS researchers participate in the 12th International Cycling Safety Conference, to be held from 5 to 7 November 2024 in Imabari (Japan). The mission of the International Cycling Safety (ICS) community is to improve cycling safety through scientific work. The ICS community intends to disseminate scientific results to all cycling safety stakeholders. The yearly ICS conferences offer a premium forum to share scientific results and to favor networking inside the ICS community. Theme of ICSC 2024: Cycling Safety Culture To date, there is an ever-increasing interest in research, from policy level to road and street level, on the issue of how to achieve safe cycling in society. Discussions on such research focus on defining the cycling safety culture, explore road user behaviour and the activities of people and organisations involved in road safety, and include an ongoing debate on how researchers around the world can contribute to safe cycling. Therefore, by focusing on cycling safety culture, the conference hopes to provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the state of cycling safety in the world and to foster international collaboration among researchers to reduce cycling crashes and injuries.
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ICSC 2024
Sergio Useche, Francisco Alonso, Mireia Faus
(2024). Participació en congressosDifferences in self-reported risky/protective cycling behavior and risk perception in 16 European countries INTRAS researchers participate in the 12th International Cycling Safety Conference, to be held from 5 to 7 November 2024 in Imabari (Japan). The mission of the International Cycling Safety (ICS) community is to improve cycling safety through scientific work. The ICS community intends to disseminate scientific results to all cycling safety stakeholders. The yearly ICS conferences offer a premium forum to share scientific results and to favor networking inside the ICS community. Theme of ICSC 2024: Cycling Safety Culture To date, there is an ever-increasing interest in research,...
Differences in self-reported risky/protective cycling behavior and risk perception in 16 European countries INTRAS researchers participate in the 12th International Cycling Safety Conference, to be held from 5 to 7 November 2024 in Imabari (Japan). The mission of the International Cycling Safety (ICS) community is to improve cycling safety through scientific work. The ICS community intends to disseminate scientific results to all cycling safety stakeholders. The yearly ICS conferences offer a premium forum to share scientific results and to favor networking inside the ICS community. Theme of ICSC 2024: Cycling Safety Culture To date, there is an ever-increasing interest in research, from policy level to road and street level, on the issue of how to achieve safe cycling in society. Discussions on such research focus on defining the cycling safety culture, explore road user behaviour and the activities of people and organisations involved in road safety, and include an ongoing debate on how researchers around the world can contribute to safe cycling. Therefore, by focusing on cycling safety culture, the conference hopes to provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the state of cycling safety in the world and to foster international collaboration among researchers to reduce cycling crashes and injuries.
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4th International Conference EnTRetextos
Arash Javadinejad, Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso
(2024). Participació en congressosINTRAS researchers participate in the 4th International Conference EnTRetextos, to be held from 23 to 25 October 2024 in Valencia. The papers presented within the Topic "Pragmatics and discourse analysis: specialized genres, multimodality, discursive communities" are entitled "Discourse of Road Safety: a systematic review", by Arash Javadinejad, Mireia Faus and Francisco Alonso, and “Interpersonal discourse in road safety communication: a cross-linguistic analysis of DGT and DOT websites”, by Arash Javadinejad and Francisco Ivorra. The 4th International Conference EnTRetextos is an event hosted by the Interuniversity Institute for Applied Modern Languages (IULMA) at the University of...
INTRAS researchers participate in the 4th International Conference EnTRetextos, to be held from 23 to 25 October 2024 in Valencia. The papers presented within the Topic "Pragmatics and discourse analysis: specialized genres, multimodality, discursive communities" are entitled "Discourse of Road Safety: a systematic review", by Arash Javadinejad, Mireia Faus and Francisco Alonso, and “Interpersonal discourse in road safety communication: a cross-linguistic analysis of DGT and DOT websites”, by Arash Javadinejad and Francisco Ivorra. The 4th International Conference EnTRetextos is an event hosted by the Interuniversity Institute for Applied Modern Languages (IULMA) at the University of Valencia. The aim of this conference is to create a forum for scientific debate for both young and experienced researchers in multiple disciplines of Applied Linguistics (translation, languages for professional and academic purposes, pragmatics, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, lexicology, Construction Grammar, cognitive linguistics). The theme of the Conference is "Bridging the gap between construction grammar, discourse analysis, and translation: teaching, research, and profession"
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Evaluating Public Policies for SustainableMobility: A Review Through SomeInterdisciplinary Methodologiesand Procedures
Francisco Alonso, Mireia Faus, Sergio Useche, José L. Velarte, Mónica Alonso
(2024). LlibreStrengthening European Mobility Policy. No.p.13-26
We recommend acknowledging the importance of evaluation as an undisputable need in developing sustainable mobility policies. To achieve this policy recommendation, we propose to take into account the following: (1) Evaluations must be comprehensive, multidisciplinary, continuous, summative, rigorous, and economically feasible, led by those responsible for its design and implementation; (2) The incorporation of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) as a structured tool to evaluate the success of policies is recommended; (3) Continuous innovations hould be encouraged in policy development and evaluation processes, taking advantage of potential new technological advances to ensure that...
We recommend acknowledging the importance of evaluation as an undisputable need in developing sustainable mobility policies. To achieve this policy recommendation, we propose to take into account the following: (1) Evaluations must be comprehensive, multidisciplinary, continuous, summative, rigorous, and economically feasible, led by those responsible for its design and implementation; (2) The incorporation of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) as a structured tool to evaluate the success of policies is recommended; (3) Continuous innovations hould be encouraged in policy development and evaluation processes, taking advantage of potential new technological advances to ensure that policies are current, relevant, and effective over time; (4) Emphasize the relevance of involving all stakeholders and incorporating social and community perceptions through different tools and feedback mechanisms; and (5) Conducting a cost–benefit analysis is essential to maximize the effectiveness of budgets that are limited by definition and in reality.
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SuTra 2024
Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso, Javier Gené, Sergio Useche
(2024). Participació en congressosINTRAS researchers are participating in the SuTra 2024 Congress, which will be held from 26 to 28 September 2024 in Croatia. The paper presented is entitled "Does early cycling onset help promotesustainable transport engagement? A study in five Balkan countries" and its authors are Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso, Javier Gené and Sergio Useche, among others. International Conference on Sustainable Transport, SuTra 2024, is organized jointly by the University North, Croatia and University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Croatia. Globalization brings new challenges in transport of goods and passengers. In order to cope with the rising demand for transportation of every kind, special...
INTRAS researchers are participating in the SuTra 2024 Congress, which will be held from 26 to 28 September 2024 in Croatia. The paper presented is entitled "Does early cycling onset help promotesustainable transport engagement? A study in five Balkan countries" and its authors are Mireia Faus, Francisco Alonso, Javier Gené and Sergio Useche, among others. International Conference on Sustainable Transport, SuTra 2024, is organized jointly by the University North, Croatia and University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Croatia. Globalization brings new challenges in transport of goods and passengers. In order to cope with the rising demand for transportation of every kind, special attention must be paid to ensure the sustainability of the modern transport. SUTRA conference is focused on multidisciplinary research and development, as well as operational experiences, all with the aim to discuss optimal scientific and engineering solutions to reduce the negative environmental impact of transportation systems. This must inevitably be done by interdisciplinary approach and taking into consideration different means of transport: maritime, rail, road and air services, as well as inland waterways. The variety of topics covered by the SUTRA conference reflects the complex interaction of the transport systems with their environment. SUTRA conference is intended to gather together academia, business and administration, all key stakeholders in ensuring the sustainability of the transport.
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