Towards Increasing VRU Safety: A Map-Based and Data-Driven Analysis of Accident Black Spots

Today, collisions between Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) and cars account for nearly half of the fatal accidents in Germany. While previously, crossroads have been identified as accident black spots, a deeper understanding of the root causes and effects contributing to these accidents is still subject of research. This work aims to fill in this research gap and specifically investigates accidents be...