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DG Information Society have today published their fourth (2009) call for proposals with a number of objectives related to road transport.

Latvian State Roads in co-operation with Baltic Road Association organize XXVII International Baltic Road Conference with Exhibition. The Conference will be held in the International Exhibition Centre in Kipsala of Riga City from 23 to 26 August, 2009. For more information, please download the guide.

The first TYROSAFE project workshop on policies for road characteristics and influences such as skidding resistance, rolling resistance and noise emissions took place on October 22 in Portoroz, Slovenia. A video clip of the workshop has been uploaded on videolectures.net. The URL is: http://videolectures.net/tyrosafe08_portoroz/
 

The workshop jointly organized by the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) and the Russian Professional Association in Vehicle Prevention (PAIRP) will take place in Moscow on the 28^th of November, 2008. It will bring together European and Russian experts in the field of road infrastructure to work in cooperation and research activities. Russian and EU Stakeholders will use this workshop to discuss priorities research areas and identify themes suitable for international cooperation.

EuroTest’s latest survey reveals that 61% of the drivers surveyed consider the presence of too many signs as well as misplaced signs to be the main reasons why European drivers get lost when driving in unknown environments and areas.  The survey revealed that drivers trusted the roadside signposting more than their using navigation systems when the advice given conflicted.  FEHRL's Heavyroute project on route guidance for heavy vehicles is attempting to address some of the particular challenges faced by truck drivers in this respect.

On November 4th, FEHRL’s President, Claude Van Rooten, hosted Guy Bourgeois, ECTRI President. They discussed different aspects of cooperation which included the Young Researchers Seminar 2009, an event FEHRL is co-sponsoring with ECTRI and FERSI, and the EU Presidency “Sustainable Transport & Mobility Research and Climate Change event.

From the 14th till the 16th of November, the European projects HeavyRoute, Arches, SPENS and CERTAIN will be presented at the European City of Science Exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. This event, acting as a kick-off for the Science Festival, is organised during the French Presidency of the European Union by the Ministry for Higher Education and Research.

The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturer's Association (ETRMA) have compiled a quiz as a contribution to the 2nd European Road Safety Day.

Follow the link to take this fun quiz, with awards for the best scores!

The EC supported Tyrosafe project organised its first workshop today in Portoroz, Slovenia.  Attracting international participation from road agencies, contractors, tyre industry, consultancies and researchers,  extensive consideration was given to national policies related skidding resistance, noise and rolling resistance.