INTRAS (Institute of Traffic and Road Safety) is an interdisciplinary research centre of the University of Valencia and is dedicated to the scientific and applied research, the development and innovation, as well as the training and advising in the field of road safety and traffic accidents. It mainly focuses on the point of view of the human factors and the driver's behaviour with the vehicle, the infrastructures and the police controls.

INTRAS was set up by the decree 105/1995 of the Generalitat Valenciana, of the 16th of May 1995, under the University Reform Law and is now regulated by the Spanish Organic Law on Universities of 2001 and by the Statutes of the University of Valencia of 2004.

It is composed of teachers and researchers from several departments of the University of Valencia. Moreover, it counts upon its own research, technical and administrative staffs.

INTRAS focuses its activities on:

1) The scientific and applied research, by taking part in several national and European programmes. Furthermore, it develops these activities in collaboration with public and local institutions and with private bodies aiming to facilitate the R&D and the technological transfer.

2) The academic and professional training, through PhD and master's degree of the University of Valencia programmes, as well as other training courses specially designed for other people.

3) The advising and development of solutions for both public and private organisations in the fields of transport, mobility and road safety.

4) The diffusion of the results of its studies, further developments and researches to academic entities as well as to social media aiming to promote the improvement of the road safety.