Project Summary
This project seeks to address challenges by prototyping the use of vehicle behavioural data to better understand risk as a function of geography across the entire road network for a testbed location.
Project Achievements
A testbed investigation evaluate telematics behavioural data with input from stakeholders. This creates an evidence base in a large scale west midland testbed to understand behaviour around incidents. This will be used to evaluate the predictive potential from localised behavioural mapping for powering enhancements to future road assessment programs. The project was delivered with partners in the DfT, Road Safety Foundation, TfWM, The West Midlands Road Safety Partnership and iRAP.
Conclusions
A large test region has been evaluated determining behavioural risk factors and alignment to accident outcomes. This has been evaluated against existing RAP assessments with new methodologies to incorporate high fidelity behavioural data into existing models. Factors have been examined for correlations to incidents and prior assessments. Recommendations are provided to RAP programs regarding behavioural data quality.
