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In this chapter, the application of macro and micro traffic simulation modelling for the needs of road safety assessment and planning is dealt. The overall concept of traffic simulation modelling regarding safety is presented, together with a series of macro and micro simulation models (namely RuTSim, S-Paramics, SATURN and VISSIM) that are widely used and have been specifically applied for the needs of IN-SAFETY project. ITS and ADAS related scenarios defined within IN-SAFETY, aiming to enhance the road safety level, have been tested through specially developed applications of these models and their results indicate the influence of the use of such technologies, as well as the effectiveness of the selected models in simulating and evaluating their effects. Future enhancement in the models will provide the possibility of further using them in the context of road safety and the involvement of innovative technologies.
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Benz, T., Gaitanidou, E., Tapani, A., Toffolo, S., Yannis, G., Spyropoulou, I. (2011). Models on the Road. In: Bekiaris, E., Wiethoff, M., Gaitanidou, E. (eds) Infrastructure and Safety in a Collaborative World. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18372-0_6
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