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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Road Crashes"”.
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Spatiotemporal Generalized Additive Model: Investigating Weather-Related Road Crashes in Southern Finland
Road crashes pose a serious safety risk, particularly under adverse weather conditions. Having a deeper understanding of crash patterns and underpinning their connection to different meteorological factors is useful for targeted safety interventions. Many types of statistical and machine learning …
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An investigation of mobile phone use while driving: An application of the theory of planned behavior
… use while driving has been an emerging issue for road safety in recent years. The development of new technology has meant that users are more connected to their devices than ever before. This has led to use while driving despite the illegality of this behaviour. In this research, three mobile …
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Integrating Novel Connected Vehicle Event Data for Proactive Road Safety Improvement
Despite substantial progress in advancing road safety, fatalities and injuries from road crashes continue to pose a major public health concern globally. This dissertation explored the integration of novel Connected Vehicle (CV) hard braking event (HBE) data for proactive road safety improvement. …
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Caracterización de las condiciones de seguridad de las márgenes de carretera
… de la calzada SUMMARY Single-vehicle run-off-road crashes are one of the most frequent and severe traffic accidents in interurban roads. Previous research to assess the factors associated with this particular type of accident is scarce, mainly due to the lack of procedures to characterize the …
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Deterrence, punishment severity and drink-driving
… changes: an interrupted time-series analysis of road crash rates (Study 1) and an analysis of drink-driving reoffending rates before and after the penalty changes were implemented (Study 2). Study 1 showed a significant increase in a surrogate measure of alcohol-related road crashes after the …
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Crash avoidance by electronic stability control on Australian high speed rural roads: an analysis of braking interventions.
… has found that there are significant benefits to road safety associated with the addition of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) to passenger vehicles. The greatest benefit to Australia is for crashes on high speed rural roads that occur due to a loss of control. An investigation of what variables …
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Harmful events in guardrail crashes
… are intended to reduce the severity of ran-off-road crashes, even the best designs installed in the most appropriate locations cannot eliminate all serious injuries and fatalities associated with guardrail crashes. The performance of guardrails has been examined through controlled crash tests …
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An analysis of patterns and trends of road traffic injuries and fatalities in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Road transport safety is challenging globally, especially in developing countries, where it affects both road users and governments. The aim of road traffic safety is to ensure a reduction or total eradication of road fatalities and other injuries that are related to road accidents resulting from …
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Road Traffic Injuries in the Pacific: The epidemiology of road traffic injuries in Fiji and the role of driver sleepiness
… regarding the burden and risk factors for road traffic injuries (RTI) in Pacific Island countries. Aim To investigate the epidemiology of RTI and the contribution of driver sleepiness to fourwheel motor vehicle crash injuries in Viti Levu, Fiji. Methods Systematic reviews evaluated the …
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Evaluating Factors Contributing to Crash Severity Among Older Drivers: Statistical Modeling and Machine Learning Approaches
Road crashes pose a significant public health issue worldwide, often leading to severe injuries and fatalities. This dissertation embarks on a comprehensive examination of the factors affecting road crash severity, with a special focus on older drivers and the unique challenges introduced by the …
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Some Models for Time Series of Counts
… models. In this thesis, we first propose a broad class of observation-driven models that is based upon a one-parameter exponential family of distributions and incorporates nonlinear dynamics. The establishment of stability properties of these processes, which is at the heart of this thesis, …
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EVALUATION AND MITIGATION OF THE RISK OF ROAD ACCIDENT IN URBAN AREAS ACCORDING TO TECHNIQUES BASED ON HUMAN-ROAD INTERACTION
Deaths and injuries resulting from road traffic crashes is a serious problem globally and current trends suggest that this will continue to be the case in the foreseeable future. The number of road traffic deaths continues to climb, reaching a high of 1.35 million in 2016. That’s nearly 3 700 …
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Development and Validation of Human Body Finite Element Models for Pedestrian Protection
The pedestrian is one of the most vulnerable road users. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), traffic accidents cause about 1.34 million fatalities annually across the world. This is the eighth leading cause of death across all age groups. Among these fatalities, pedestrians represent …
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Mind wandering during everyday driving
… mind wandering driving their own car on familiar roads. The second study built on the finding that drivers are most likely to report mind wandering on a familiar trip in their own car through an on-road study of drivers’ thoughts. Eleven drivers traveling in their own cars between home and work …
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Developing a 'Road Safety Desert' Methodology for South Africa
Road safety is a significant problem in today's world, with the number of fatalities caused by road traffic crashes rising every year. The road safety problem has been described as ‘an epidemic on wheels' (Lamont, 2010), which is substantiated by the fact that over 1.35 million people die each year …
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Investigation of Crashes Involving Vulnerable Roadway Users Utilizing Geographical Information Systems-Driven Spatio-Temporal Statistical Techniques
Over the last three decades, traffic crashes have been one of the leading causes of fatalities and economic losses in the world. Since vulnerable road users have specific characteristics, they are perceived to have a higher risk of being involved in fatal road crashes. Therefore, it is essential to …