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Stories, reports and insights on road safety.

- [The Road Safety Report System](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/the-road-safety-report-system.md): A best practice from The Netherlands in which citizens are involved in improving road safety in their neighborhood. (2013-12-20)
- [Register all traffic accidents using STAR](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/register-all-traffic-accidents-using-star.md): An innovative collaboration providing reliable accident analysis by focusing on reporting accidents efficiently. (2014-01-20)
- [Journey Risk Management](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/journey-risk-management.md): The app that helps drivers anticipate. (2014-02-20)
- [What software can do for road safety](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/what-software-can-do-for-road-safety.md): Software enables traffic safety management (2014-04-03)
- [Your Digital partner for road safety](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/your-digital-partner-for-road-safety.md): VIA Software: now available in all countries (2018-10-20)
- [New insights into road safety](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/new-insights-into-road-safety.md): Traffic engineering IT agency VIA has commissioned a study by STAR to be able to work in a risk-driven way. (2019-05-31)
- [Less accidents, yet increased unsafety on the road](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/less-accidents-yet-increased-unsafety-on-the-road.md): Research on the effects of COVID-19 measures on road safety in the Netherlands. (2020-05-15)
- [New BLIQ now available with preliminary figures for 2020](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/new-bliq-now-available-with-preliminary-figures-for-2020.md): The road authorities can already start tackling road safety on the basis of preliminary developments in 2020 (2021-02-11)
- [A year with Corona: vulnerable road users more vulnerable](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/a-year-with-corona-vulnerable-road-users-more-vulnerable.md): Research into the safety effects of the COVID-19 measures in 2020 on the Netherlands: 21% less road accidents, yet vulnerable road users became more vulnerable. (2021-04-07)
- [We are ISO certified!](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/we-are-iso-certified.md): VIA is now in possession of ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and NEN 7510. "The entire organization has been mapped out and improved. We are extremely proud that we were assessed positively after extensive audits." (2021-05-18)
- [Data-driven and project-oriented working](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/data-driven-and-project-oriented-working.md): To support the decentralized road safety policy in the Netherlands, a total approach of support and software has been set up: Road Safety as a Service. (2022-10-06)
- [BLIQ on your road safety figures](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/bliq-on-your-road-safety-figures.md): Twice a year, the ready-made BLIQ report provides an overall insight with up-to-date (half-)yearly figures. (2024-05-13)
- [How to improve road safety with CROSS](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/how-to-improve-road-safety-with-cross.md): CROSS is a decision-support tool for road safety policymakers, road authorities and enforcement officers that uses data from road networks and traffic activity to inform policy. (2026-03-06)
- [Road safety data does not stop at national borders](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/road-safety-data-does-not-stop-at-national-borders.md): International road safety comparisons can appear simple, but the figures behind them are not always constructed in the same way. Harmonised definitions and exposure data make meaningful comparison possible. (2026-10-06)
- [10 years of BLIQ: a Dutch example of road safety reporting](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/10-years-of-bliq.md): In November, Dutch local authorities mark ten years of BLIQ. What began as a question from a handful of municipalities became the standard road safety report for decision-makers across the Netherlands. The approach behind it works in other countries too. (2026-10-21)
- [Learning across borders: why VIA joined IRTAD](https://www.via.nl/gbr/en/articles/learning-across-borders-why-via-joined-irtad.md): VIA has become an official member of the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD), to contribute practical experience and bring international insights back into local and national road safety analysis. (2026-10-27)