Program & activities

Program – to be defined

Day 1 – Opening day (25.08.)

OPENING DAY – 25/8/2025

Goal: To introduce participants with the state of road safety policies and strategies; to give insight into role of education in road safety.

Timetable:

9:00 – 10:00 – Registration
10:00 – 10:10 – Welcome speech of the Dean of the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (Assoc. Prof. Marko Šoštarić, Ph.D. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
10:10 – 10:30 – Presentation of Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences and University of Zagreb (Vice Dean for Science and External Cooperation– Asst. Prof. Dario Babić, Ph.D.)
10:30 – 10:50 – Presentation of the summer school program (welcome note from the organizers)
10:50 – 11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 – Towards Zero Deaths in 2030: Building on the Foundations of the 1st UN Decade of Action for Road Safety – Part 1 (Brendan Halleman, Senior Road Safety Advisor, European Investment Bank EIB)
12:00 – 12:10 – Short break
12:10 – 13:10 – Towards Zero Deaths in 2030: Building on the Foundations of the 1st UN Decade of Action for Road Safety – Part 2 (Brendan Halleman, Senior Road Safety Advisor, European Investment Bank EIB)
13:10 – 13:40– Lunch break
13:40 – 14:40– Road safety strategies in EU (Antonio Avenoso, Executive Director European Transport Safety Council)
14:40 – 14:50 – Short break
14:50 – 16:10 – Role of education in road safety (Frank Mütze, Policy and Projects Manager European Transport Safety Council)
19:00 – Welcome dinner (costs included in the participation fee)

Day 2 – Human Factor (26.08.)

VEHICLES DAY – 03/09/2024

Goal: To introduce participants to active safety and driver assistance systems for road vehicles; to familiarize participants with automated vehicle technologies; to provide a practical understanding of perception sensors for autonomous driving; to introduce participants to safety impacts of partially and fully automated and connected vehicles.

Timetable:

9:00 – 10:15 – Active safety and driver assistance systems for road vehicles (Vidas Žuraulis, Ph.D. – Faculty of Transport Engineering Vilnius Gediminas Technical University)
10:15 – 10:20 – Short break
10:20 – 11:05 – Automated vehicle technologies (Tomislav Mihalj, Ph.D. – Institute of Automotive Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria)
11:05 – 11:20 – Coffee break
11:20 – 12:05 – Perception sensors for autonomous driving with practical demonstration (Zoltan Ferenc Magosi, Ph.D. – Institute of Automotive Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria)
12:05 – 13:00 – Lunch break
13:00 – 14:15 – Reading the road ahead (Harald Mosböck – SWARCO AG – VP RMS Region Europe and President of European Union Road Federation – ERF)
19:00 – Guided tour of the City of Zagreb (costs included in the participation fee)

Day 3 – Road and Environment (27.08.)

HUMAN FACTOR – 04/09/2024

Goal: To introduce participants with key aspects of road safety, including perception and attention in driving, the influence of personality on risky
behaviors, and distracted driving; to learn about the misuse of vehicle technologies and the importance of responsible usage; to show contemporary research methods related to eye tracking.

Timetable:

9:00 – 10:00 – The role of perception in safe driving (Prof. Kris Brijs, Ph.D. – Transportation Research Institute, Hasselt University, Belgium)
10:00 – 10:10 – Short break
10:10 – 11:10 – The role of attention in safe driving (Prof. Kris Brijs, Ph.D. – Transportation Research Institute, Hasselt University, Belgium)
11:10 – 11:25 – Coffee break
11:25 – 12:25 – The role of personality and other factors in risky driving (Prof. Kris Brijs, Ph.D. – Transportation Research Institute, Hasselt University, Belgium)
12:25 – 13:00 – Lunch break
13:00 – 14:00 – Distracted driving (Dr. Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
14:00 – 14:10 – Short break
14:10 – 15:10 – Misuse of vehicle technologies and behavioral adaptation (Dr. Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
Free evening

Day 4 – Road and Environment (28.08.)

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Day 5 – Road Safety Systems (29.08.)

ROAD SAFETY SYSTEMS – 06/09/2024

Goal: To extend participants’ knowledge of road safety elements and work zone protection; to familiarize participants with different road restrain systems; to introduce participants to safe road design for motorcyclists.

Timetable:

9:00 – 10:00 – Road Restraint Systems – The use of Crash cushions on forgiving highways (Fernando Ribeiro – Lindsay, The Netherlands)
10:00 – 10:10 – Short break
10:10 – 11:10 – Work Zone Safety – Temporary road marking, positive protection and TMAs (Fernando Ribeiro – Lindsay, The Netherlands)
11:10 – 11:25 – Coffee break
11:25 – 12:25 – Road Connect – Asset monitoring (Fernando Ribeiro – Lindsay, The Netherlands)
12:25 – 13:00 – Lunch break
13:00 – 14:00 – Smart Roadside Guardrails for Improved Road Safety — Case Study for Motorcyclist Safety (Darko Žvan – Micro-Link Ltd., Croatia)
14:00 – 14:10 – Short break
14:10 – 15:10 – Road design and motorcycle safety (Prof. Tomaž Tollazzi, Ph.D. – Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture, University of Maribor, Slovenia)
15:10 – 15:20 – Short break
15:20 – 16:20 – Level Crossing: To Cross or Not to Cross? (Prof. Danijela Barić, Ph.D. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb)
Free evening

Day 6 – Crash Analysis (30.08.)

ROAD AND ENVIRONMENT – 07/09/2024

Goal: To familiarize participants with safety risks related to low visibility conditions; to extend participants’ knowledge of safe road infrastructure;
to evaluate the effect of different low-cost measures for traffic signaling on driver behavior and overall road safety; to familiarize participants with the basic concepts behind traffic lights.

Timetable:

9:00 – 10:00 – Importance of road markings and their quality on road safety – Part 1 (Prof. Darko Babić, Ph.D. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb)
10:00 – 10:15 – Coffee break
10:15 – 11:15 – Importance of road markings and their quality on road safety – Part 2 (Asst. Prof. Dario Babić, Ph.D. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb)
11:15 – 11:25 – Short break
11:25 – 12:25 – Importance of road signs and their quality on road safety – Part 3 (Andrija Novaković – 3M)
12:25 – 13:00 – Lunch break
13:00 – 14:00 – Importance of road markings and signs their quality on road safety – Part 4 – Laboratory demonstration (Andrija Novaković – 3M)
14:00 – 14:10 – Short break
14:10 – 15:10 – Presentation of measuring equipment for quality control of road markings and road signs (Assoc. Prof. Darko Babić, Ph.D.; Asst. Prof. Dario Babić, Ph.D.; Mario Fiolić, Ph.D. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
15:10 – 15:20 – Short break
15:20 – 16:20 – Basic concepts behind traffic lights (Slaviša Babić, Croatian Roads Ltd.)
16:20 – 16:30 – Short break
16:30 – 17:30 – Smart traffic light and road safety (Slaviša Babić, Croatian Roads Ltd.)
Free evening

Sunday 08/09/2024

Optional extracurricular activities:

Excursion to Plitvice Lakes National Park
Excursion to Zagorje County, visit to Baroque castles, visit to Krapina Neanderthal Museum
Excursion to cities of Karlovac and Ozalj

*Costs of optional extracurricular activities are not included in the participation fee

Day 7- Optional extracurricular activity (31.08)

CRASH ANALYSIS – 09/09/2024

Goal: To introduce participants to the methodologies of road crash analysis and expert evaluation based on actual data obtained in a crash test.

Timetable:

09:00 – 10:00 – Traffic accidents analysis using data from event data recorder (Assoc. Prof. Željko Šarić, Ph.D. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb)
10:00 – 10:10 – Short break
10:10 – 11:10 – Impact of vehicle technical inspections on road traffic safety (Prof. Goran Zovak, Ph.D. – Center for Vehicles of Croatia / Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb)
11:10 – 11:25 – Coffee break
11:25 – 12:25 –Will be available soon
12:25 – 13:50 – Lunch break
14:00 – 14:30 – Crash tests
14:30 – 15:30 – Traffic accident reconstruction with PC Crash – Part 1 (Tomislav Kučinić, MSc. Traff. Eng. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb)
15:30 – 15:40 – Short break
15:40 – 16:40 – Traffic accident reconstruction with PC Crash – Part 2 (Tomislav Kučinić, MSc. Traff. Eng. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb)
16:40 – 16:50 – Short break
16:50 – 17:20 – Traffic accident reconstruction with PC Crash – Part 3 (Tomislav Kučinić, MSc. Traff. Eng. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb)
Free evening

Day 8 – Road Safety Inspection (01.09.)

ROAD SAFETY INSPECTION – 10/09/2024

Goal: To familiarize participants with the process of “black spots” identification based on a Croatian case study; to familiarize participants
with the basic concepts and regulations related to road safety inspection in the EU and with the overall road safety inspection process; to introduce participants with basics of crash modification factors and importance of surrogate safety measures

Timetable:

09:00 – 10:00 – Black spots: Croatian case studies (Slaviša Babić, MSc. Eng. – Croatian Roads, Ltd.)
10:00 – 10:10 – Short break
10:10 – 11:10 – iRAP – experience with road safety assessment worldwide (Assoc. Prof. Marko Ševrović, Ph.D. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
11:10 – 11:25 – Coffee break
11:25 – 12:25 – Road safety impact assessment (Assoc. Prof. Marko Šoštarić, Ph.D. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
12:25 – 13:00 – Lunch break
13:00 – 14:00 – Crash modification factors (Prof. Carmelo D’Agostino, Ph.D. – Lund University, Sweden)
14:00 – 14:10 – Short break
14:10 – 15:10 – Surrogate Safety Measures – Part 1 (Andrew P. Tarko, Ph.D. – Purdue University, USA)
15:10 – 15:20 – Short break
15:20 – 16:20 – Surrogate Safety Measures – Part 2 (Andrew P. Tarko, Ph.D. – Purdue University, USA)
Free evening

Day 9 – Road Safety Inspection – Field Work (02.09.)

ROAD SAFETY INSPECTION – FIELD WORK – 11/09/2024

Goal: To use the knowledge acquired in theoretical lectures to conduct a road safety inspection on a real road; to identify potential safety issues and discuss potential solutions based on group work.

Timetable:

09:00 – 13:00 – Road Safety Inspection – field work (Juraj Leonard Vertlberg, MSc. Traff. Eng.; Marko Švajda, MSc. Traff. Eng. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
13:00 – 13:30 – Lunch break
13:30 – 16:30 – Road Safety Inspection – Group work on a case study – Part 1 (Juraj Leonard Vertlberg, MSc. Traff. Eng.; Marko Švajda, MSc. Traff. Eng. – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
20:00 – Gala dinner (costs included in the participation fee)

Social activities

What kind of summer would it be without a lot of fun?

Opening day

(25/08/2025)

DAY 2

(26/08/2025)

Day 9

(02/09/2025)

Optional extracurricular activities

You will also have a lot of time to explore and enjoy Croatia. Here are some suggestions for things to do!

Visit Plitvice Lakes

The largest protected nature area in Croatia, and a favorite tourist destination. Plitvice Lakes National Park offers visitors a walk through a landscape of unique and unforgettable beauty. The heart of the National Park consists of low turquoise lakes and beautiful waterfalls.

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Visit Krapina Neanderthal Museum

Ever since its opening on February 27, 2010, the Krapina Neanderthal Museum has been lauded as one of the best places to visit in Croatia. The topic of neanderthals is interesting in its own right, and the museum presents it in a very unique and attention-grabbing way.

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Visit Karlovac and Ozalj

Start your day in Ozalj, the town of the Frankopan and Zrinski families, by visiting the Ozalj Homeland Museum. You can also go to the Old Town of Ozalj, which has a 6000-year history. In the immediate vicinity is a beautiful hydroelectric power plant called Munjara, which was built in 1906 and produces electricity.

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If you’re looking for more ideas visit feel free to check out the Zagreb tourist board, or learn more about your destination

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(costs of optional extracurricular activities are not included in the participation fee)

Program & activities

Program – to be defined

Social activities

Welcome dinner

Guided tour of the City of Zagreb

Gala dinner

Optional extracurricular activities

If you’re looking for more ideas visit feel free to check out the Zagreb tourist board, or learn more about your destination

Make the most out of your summer