Who is Fred Wegman

Professor Fred Wegman is currently Managing Director, SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, Netherlands. The Netherlands is one of the best performing countries in terms of road safety.
 
He has been at the forefront of ‘safe system’ developments around the world, taking into consideration the entire system including road users, vehicles, roads and travel speeds.
Fred advises on road safety to the Dutch Ministry of Transport and Dutch Parliament, the European Commission and many countries internationally.

Professor Wegman’s areas of expertise include developing road safety strategies and implementation programs, evaluation studies on road safety, and developing road safety research programs.

Fred is involved with scientific, engineering, transport and safety organisations throughout the world. He is President of the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD), member of the Steering Committee of the Road Safety Performance Index (European Transport Safety Council), and chairs the Core Advisory Group of the Global Road Safety Facility in the World Bank.