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Kenya-Stockholm Drivers Invited to Paper Presentation

A.C Gullon, A Researcher based in Canada, has taken contact with KSB to invite interested Kenyans or anybody willing to check out his presentation on Traffic safety. The subject should be of interest to car owners or drivers generally. Gullon will be in Stockholm and available on the dates listed below. The following is his brief introduction. He was introduced to KSB by a Kenyan resident in Canada but who has also been residing in Stockholm before changing base. The researcher is ready to make his presentation to any number of people, publicly or privately. He is driven by the need to keep roads safe and to save lives by introducing new safety angles to the concept of road safety. Interested persons can contact Gullon directly via email or through KSB.

As an introduction, I have been a ‘car nut’ since the age of 12, a transport officer in the Canadian air force, head of motor vehicle emission control for Canada in the ‘70’s and early ‘80’s and an automotive journalist (with much time spent on traffic safety research – incl. 55,000kms on rental cars in Europe). I took early retirement in 1996

I am arriving at Arlanda airport on Friday morning to present my 8th traffic safety paper the following Wednesday in the ITS World Congress in Stockholmsmassan.

My previous 7 papers (5 diagnostic, 2 prescriptive) have shown a strong correlation between the ups and downs of the economic cycle and the traffic fatality rate (per vkmt) … in 17 countries representing every inhabited continent.  This curious correlation is explained by the AMPS* Theory of ‘Accident’ Causation: ‘Accidents’, whether in the home, on the job or on the road, occur because “the mind is not on the motion”. [*Absent-Minded Professor Syndrome]  Excerpts from the first (SAE Detroit ‘97) and third (FISITA Seoul ‘00) papers are on my web site with a ‘route map’ below the signature block.

Availability
On the question of  time for such a presentation, I as yet have no commitments for this Saturday (Sept 19) or for the following weekend – Friday evening through Sunday afternoon (If given an appointment with Volvo on the following Monday I may leave for Gothernberg very early in the morning.)  Except for Wednesday morning, the 23rd Sept. when I will be presenting my paper at the Congress, it may even be possible during the week of the Congress (16th ITS World Congress – Stockholm 2009 -        Stockholmsmaessan, 21-25 September 2009 – in Älvsjo. I am booked on Tuesday evening (next week) but will be available during all other evenings. The target group is between 16-24 years although other interested parties can also attend.

I will have a rental car the whole time and any driving is welcome as part of my research (personal observation of the roadway infrastructure and the conduct of the drivers is often important to understand what the traffic safety statistics are trying to tell us).

A. C. Gullon, BSc., PEng.
Automobiles+Concepts+Environments
Consulting on Safety & the Environment
Technical Articles & Lectures
Ph: 613-738-0712   Fx: -8946
eMail: al@alsaces.ca    Web: www.alsaces.ca

September 17, 2009 - Posted by makozewe | News & Analysis