eSafety Compendium

The socio-economic impact was preliminarily estimated for a certain number of casesshowing a positive Benefit-Cost ratio in the long term. The report can be found onwww.escope.info.A survey on “Incentives schemes applied by the Member States in the TransportationSector” was also conducted in 2005 so as to design a strategy to support the adoption ofeSafety. This survey collected experiences from the Member States in the application offinancial or fiscal control incentives in the transportations field as an instrument to speedup the introduction of improved or new technologies, especially in conjunction withregulatory requirements.European R&D:Several projects funded by EU member states or the European Commission as well asstudies carried out by the automotive industry and equipment suppliers have alreadyprovided some data on IVSS impact. A number of projects deal with technological R&Dand provide a good basis for further progress. These projects include AIDE, ARCOS,CarTALK 2000, CHAMELEON, EDEL, E-Merge, GST, HUMANIST, INVENT,PReVENT, PROTECTOR, RADARNET and SAFE-U. Several projects (such asADASE II, GST, HUMANIST) are focused on accompanying measures to develop thesectoral innovation system and strengthen networks and co-operation. Some projects(such as ADVISORS and RESPONSE) deal with the implementation of safety systemsand measures to support the application of new technologies. Finally, a number ofprojects discuss the costs and benefits of the technologies. These include ADVISORS,CHAUFFEUR, DIATS, E-Merge, STARDUST, and the TRL Report.National activities:The UK Department of Transport has contracted a consortium to evaluate thequantifiable cost and benefits of ITS deployment. The project is considering a wide rangeof ITS applications, of which Travel and Traffic Information systems form an importantelement. Particular attention is being paid to the benefits accruing from bothtechnological and institutional integration in the deployment of ITS. The end product ofthis study will be a comprehensive Guidance, a methodology that can be applied, takinginto account local circumstances, in terms of:- The nature of the benefits that might realistically be anticipated, according to a range ofpolicy goals;- The factors, which determine the outturn costs and benefits of ITS deployment;- The variables, which the end user is most able to influence in order to maximisebenefits;- What needs to be monitored and controlled to ensure that benefits are realised; and- What needs to be measured and evaluated in the future, to ensure that the benefitsanticipated are being achieved.Page 98 of 490