Road Safety

General

• Code: ΣΥΓ014
• Semester: 8th
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Course type: Specialization
• Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
• Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Διαλέξεις (4)
• ECTS Units: 5
• Class Schedule:
  • Tue 17:00 - 21:00: Θ - Μίκικη (Εργ. Μετ. & ΣΥ)
• Exams Schedule:
  • 26/06/2026, 12:00 - 14:00:

Course Contents

Introduction to road safety, road safety statistics,
• Data collection and data bases
• Road safety management
• Road safety studies
• Identification of black spots
• Road safety and the users, the road and the vehicles
• Influencing user behavior, education, safety campaigns, and theoretical models for behavioral
change
• Experimental methods in behavioral changing analysis
• Economic impact of road accidents
• Classification and evaluation of road safety measures
• Prediction of road accidents in urban and interurban road network
• Reduction of road accidents in road segments and junctions.

Educational Goals

Upon completing the course students should be able to define procedures for road safety evaluation
in urban and interurban road network, as well as methods of increasing level of road safety, to
evaluate the effectiveness of road safety measures and the economic impact of road accidents.

General Skills

The course contributes to the following skills:
_Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
_Adapting to new situations
_Decision-making
_Project planning and management
_Respect for the natural environment

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Use of ICT means

Powerpoint presentations, e-learning platform for
educational material

Teaching Organization

Students Evaluation

Final written exam (100%) which includes:
– Open ended questions
– Problem solving questions (exercises)
OR
Final written exam (70%) + Optional individual assignment
(30%).
The evaluation criteria are presented in the 1st lecture of
the semester to all students. Furthermore, each student can see his graded exam/ written assignment paper and talk on
the analysis of his written performance with the professor.

Recommended Bibliography

• Κώδικας Οδικής Κυκλοφορίας (Κ.Ο.Κ.), Υπουργείο Μεταφορών & Επικοινωνιών, Αθήνα,
  2009, ISBN: 978-960-337-071-0.
• Παυλίδης, Θ.Π. (2004). Η συμβολή του ανθρώπου στην οδική ασφάλεια. Ζήτη Πελαγία &
  Σια Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 960-431-939-6.
• Φραντζεσκάκης, Ι.Μ., Γκόλιας, Ι.Κ. (1994). Οδική ασφάλεια. Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε.,
  ISBN: 978-960-7510-06-8.
• Highway Safety Manual (HSM), American Association of State Highway Transportation
  Officials (AASHTO), 2010.
• • [in Greek] Κώδικας Οδικής Κυκλοφορίας (Κ.Ο.Κ.), Υπουργείο Μεταφορών Επικοινωνιών, Αθήνα,
  2009, ISBN: 978-960-337-071-0.
  • [in Greek] Παυλίδης, Θ.Π. (2004). Η συμβολή του ανθρώπου στην οδική ασφάλεια. Ζήτη Πελαγία Σια
  Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 960-431-939-6.
  • [in Greek] Φραντζεσκάκης, Ι.Μ., Γκόλιας, Ι.Κ. (1994). Οδική ασφάλεια. Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε.,
  ISBN: 978-960-7510-06-8.
  • Highway Safety Manual (HSM), American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
  (AASHTO), 2010.