Stefan DeixProject Manager, Arsenal Research, Austria
The “intelligent road” should contribute actively to increase road safety by identifying high-risk section in the road network at an early stage. For example, sudden changes in road conditions (dry/wet/snow) lead to lower road adherence and therefore to longer stopping distances due to low skid resistance. Especially in combination with blind bends the risk potential increases. To forward these safety relevant changes to the road user as well as the road operator is one of the intelligent road’s functions.