SAFETY AND SECURITY

1CENTREFORTRANSPORTSTUDIES,UNIVERSITYCOLLEGELONDONRESEARCHANDPUBLICATIONS2002PhilGoodwinThissectionsummarisestheresearchcarriedoutbystaffandresearchstudentsoftheCentreforTransportStudiesatUCL(includingtheESRCTransportStudiesUnit)during2002.Updatedinformationislistedonthewebpagesvia(PerSec)EPSRC.Maria-AliciaVicencio-Silva,RichardAllsopandNickTyler,withSergioVelastin(KingstonUniversity).Thisprojectwassuccessfullyconcluded.Imageprocessingalgorithmsweredevelopedandtestedtoautomaticallydetectselectedpatternsofbehaviourthatwereidentifiedthroughworkshopsandinterviewsasthreateningtopassengersofpublictransportsystems.Oneofthemainresultsisthedevelopmentofalgorithmstoanalysetheinteractionofseveralpeoplesometimesoccludingeachother.FinalreportmadetoEPSRCPro-activeintegratedsystemsforsecuritymanagementbytechnological,institutionalandcommunicationassistance(PRISMATICA)CEC,DG-TREN.Maria-AliciaVicencio-Silva,RichardAllsopandNickTylerwithSergioVelastin(KingstonUniversity),PierreLagrange(RATPParis)and12otherpartners.Innovativetoolsandprocesseshavebeenidentifiedtoimprovepersonalsecurityinpublictransportenvironmentsfollowingthedeterminationofusers’needs.Aselectionofthesetoolsandprocessesweredeveloped,testedandarecurrentlyintheevaluationstagetoassesstheirimpactonpersonalsecurityandtheirscopeforimprovingsocialinclusion.Velastin,Sanchez-Svensson,etal(2002)Velastin,Vicencio-Silva,etal(2002)GloucesterSaferCityTRLforDTLR.HeatherWard,SandyRobertsonWorkbeingundertakenatUCLaspartofworkforGloucesterSaferCityhasnowbeencompleted.Theresultsresultswerepresentedatthe6thWorldConferenceonInjuryPrevention,inMontrealMay2002.WardandRobertson2002Under-reportingofRoadTrafficAccidentsinLondon:matchingPoliceSTATS19withhospitalAccidentandEmergencyDepartmentdata.2TRLforTfL.HeatherWardandSandyRobertsonAninitialinvestigationwasundertakentoestimatethelevelofunder-reportingofinjuryaccidentstothePoliceinLondonto:provideabetterunderstandingoftheextentoftheaccdientandcasualtyproblem;betterandmorerobustinformationonthereportingofseverityofinjuries;abaselineagainstwhichtheeffectofpolicyinitiativescanbeproperlyassessed;andtoengenderbetterworkingrelatioshipsandco-operationwithHealthAuthoritiesandHospitals.ThreehospitalswereselectedandtheirA&Eroadcasualtyrecordsmatchedwiththoseofthepolicefordefinedareas.Scopingstudytoinvestigatetheissuesrelatingtonighttimedriving,especiallyforyoungandolderdriversAAFoundationforRoadSafetyResearchandtheReesJeffreysRoadFund:withFaberMaunsell.HeatherWardandSandyRobertson.Astudyisbeingconductedtoinvestigatetheextentofinformationrelatingtonight-timeexposurebyactivityforyoungerandolderdrivers;todiscoverwhatisknownaboutexposuretorisktoyoungerandolderdriversatnight;toinvestigatepeople'sconcerns,attitudesandbeliefswithregardtonighttimedriving;andtoprovideabasisfordecisiononwhatmeasuresmightbebroughttobearontheproblemandwhatfurtherwouldbeneededinordertopointtofocussedaction.UrbansafetyandspeedmanagementDfT.HeatherWardHeatherWardcontinuedtoassisttheDfT’sRoadSafetyDivisionintakingforwardastrategicresearchprogrammeforspeedmanagementtotakeforwardcommitmentspublishedinTomorrow’sRoads,saferforeveryone.Withinthisprogramme,assistanceisbeinggiventodevelopingaspeedmanagementhierarchyforruralroads,developmentofanassessmentframeworkforspeedmanagement,andareportfortheECMTonSafetyonRuralRoadsinEurope:Strategiesforimprovement.Report:(presentedbyECMTRoadSafetyGrouptotheCouncilofMinistersinBucharest29-30May2002)’sAccidentalInjuryTaskForceDepartmentofHealth,HeatherWardTheAccidentalInjuryTaskForcewassetupinNovember2000toadvisetheChiefMedicalOfficeronthewayforwardtoreducethenumbersofaccidentalinjuriesinEngland.AssistancetotheDepartmentofHealthhasinvolveddraftingthereporttotheCMOonbehalfoftheTaskForceandcontributingpositionpaperstoaidthedebate.Report:PreventingAccidentalInjury–PrioritiesforActionReporttotheChiefmedicalOfficerformtheAccidentalInjuryTaskForce(DepartmentofHealth2002,TSOLondon)and’sAccidentalInjuryTaskForceWorking3GrouponMethodsofMonitoringInjuryDepartmentofHealth,HeatherWardAssistancehasbeengiventotheChairoftheMeasuringandMonitoringInjuryworkinggroupsetupbytheAccidentalInjuryTaskForce.ThishasinvolveddraftingthereporttotheAccidentalInjuryTaskForceonbehalfoftheworkinggroup.Report:MeasuringandMonitoringInjury.AreporttotheAccidentalInjuryTaskForcefromtheMeasuringandMonitoringInjuryWorkingGroup.:ScopingexerciseforthePolicyResearchProgrammeDepartmentofHealth,HeatherWardThepurposeofthescopingexerciseistohelptheDepartmentofHealthrefineitsresearchneedswithregardtoresearchonaccidentalinjury,andtoidentifysomeofthepriorityareasandkeyresearchquestions.Amethodologyforsystematicdiagnosiso