ProtAct-Us

ProtAct-Us from long-term consequences of road crashes

Battling serious injuries with long-term consequences in road traffic remains one important issue in the overall goal of resilient future road transport (Vision Zero). Challenges of increasing personal transport in urban areas coupled with autonomous vehicles and shuttles, new mobility devices and the overall need to ensure the safety of vulnerable road users as well as all types of vehicle occupants’ require solid medical background knowledge and innovative engineering approaches. ProtAct-Us project aims at protecting all Road User Groups from serious injury and long-term physical, cognitive and mental health consequences of road crashes through innovatively interlinked research action between medical and engineering methods. ProtAct-Us enables therefore the development of efficient, resilient, inclusive, and effective countermeasures, like upgrading restraints for small rear seated occupants or new seating positions, new safety helmet standard as well as post-crash action like medical treatment strategies, or intelligent e-call connected safety helmet for all relevant road transport means.