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Showing 1 to 20 of 137 for “"traffic safety"”.
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Traffic Safety Investigations for Local Agencies
… some aspects is actually regressing in terms of traffic safety. Although state highway safety is improving, local roadway safety may actually be regressing. Approximately three-quarters of all U.S. public roadways, and approximately 80% of all injury accidents fall under the jurisdiction of …
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Traffic Safety Meta-Analysis of Reversible Lanes
… the potential effects of reversible lanes on traffic safety. After a systematic literature review, ten U.S studies were selected for inclusion in the analysis. These studies employed either a simple before-after comparison or a cross-sectional comparison methodology. Study results were …
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Risk Homeostasis Reconsidered - The Limits of Traffic Safety Regulation
Die Risikohomeostasistheorie (RHT) ist ein formales Konzept zur Erklärung menschlichen Verhaltens im Straßenverkehr bei verändertem Unfallrisiko. Vor dem Hintergrund des gegenwärtigen Standes der Ökonometrie weisen die Untersuchungen zur RHT mittels langer Zeitreihen einige Schwächen auf. Im …
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Implementation Strategies For Real-time Traffic Safety Improvements On Urban Freeways
… (ITS) implementation strategies to improve the safety of a freeway once a potential of a crash is detected. Among these strategies are Variable Speed Limit (VSL) and ramp metering. VSL are ITS devices that are commonly used to calm traffic in an attempt to relieve congestion and enhance …
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Self-regulation as a traffic safety strategy for the older driver
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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PROACTIVE DETECTION OF ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT: LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ENHANCED TRAFFIC SAFETY
… driving continues to seriously threaten public safety, affecting drivers, pedestrians, and other road users. Despite strict laws and the use of tools such as breathalyzers, the persistent prevalence of alcohol-impaired driving underscores the need for innovative prevention strategies to save …
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Effectiveness of Saskatchewan Government Insurance 2014 Traffic Safety Initiatives on Reducing Casualties
… Saskatchewan experienced a very high number of traffic collisions that resulted in higher deaths and injuries to drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. The year 2012 marked an especially tragic year with 183 people killed in traffic collisions in Saskatchewan, a significant increase compared to …
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Advancing Large-Scale Traffic Safety Analysis with Sociodemographic and High-Resolution Probe Data
Traffic safety is a fundamental research theme in transportation engineering, involving influences and interactions among infrastructure, users, as well as transportation policy and management, which can be particularly complex from a perspective of large-scale transportation systems. In recent …
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A framework for the deployment of traffic safety technologies in Abu Dhabi highways
… government stakeholders to develop a road safety strategy, define rules and responsibilities, and gain a fully coordinated and integrated framework to deal with road safety. According to my point of view, the challenges that might be seen as a problem for the future development of Abu Dhabi …
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Traffic Safety Assessment of Different Toll Collection Systems on Expressways Using Multiple Analytical Techniques
Traffic safety has been considered one of the most important issues in the transportation field. Crashes have caused extensive human and economic losses. With the objective of reducing crash occurrence and alleviating crash injury severity, major efforts have been dedicated to reveal the hazardous …
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Highway madness! : politics and citizen participation in postwar U.S. traffic safety technology and policy
Modern U.S. traffic safety policy is largely guided by three overarching principles that have influenced governments, industry, and community and citizen activists since the 1940s. The terms, education, engineering, and enforcement, detailed in the Action Program for Traffic Safety were developed …
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Semi-autonomous driving control of multi-trailer articulated heavy vehicles for increasing highway traffic safety
… Heavy Vehicles (MTAHVs) to enhance highway safety and transportation efficiency. While autonomous driving has progressed, concerns about safety, reliability, and ethical issues remain, making the transition to full autonomy gradual. Unlike the extensive focus on semi-autonomous technologies …
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Studying the technical challenges of a customizable multi-user multi-modal simulation platform for traffic safety research
Understanding traffic behavior is critical to ensuring the safety of our roads and all those who use them. Traffic psychologists and engineers utilize a variety of techniques such as large-scale field observations, computational modeling, and simulation in attempts to recognize dangers and give …
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Evaluating Public Sector Employee Performance: Police Productivity as a Case Study (goal-Setting, Law Enforcement, Highway Traffic Safety)
Public demands and budget constraints have brought new attention to the issue of improving public sector employee performance; especially in essential public services. Public agencies have traditionally sought to improve performance through job restructuring, reduced manpower, and the adoption of …
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Modelling and evaluation of the effects of traffic safety measures Comparative analysis of driving assistance systems and road infrastructure
Improvement of road traffic safety is an important policy issue. Various categories of meas-ures are available to effectuate this. The thesis focuses on two categories: road infrastructure and driv-ing assistance systems. A relevant policy question is if certain driving assistance systems may be …
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A Real-Time Computer Vision Based Framework For Urban Traffic Safety Assessment and Driver Behavior Modeling Using Virtual Traffic Lanes
… prediction, dynamic signal timing, and active traffic management. This dissertation aims to improve the tasks of multi-object detection and tracking (MOT) as it pertains to urban traffic by utilizing the domain knowledge of traffic flow then utilize this improvement for applications in …
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Die wetenskapsteoretiese grondslae van die verkeersveiligheidsopvoedkunde
… in this research is: "What is the 'place' of traffic safety education within the epistemological area of the science of education?" The primary aim of this research has been to determine, by means of scientific-theoretical reflection, whether traffic safety education is an applied science …
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The Effectiveness of an Emergency and Defensive Driving Techniques Course Component: Analyzing Student Response to Searching, Identifying, Predicting, Deciding and Executing Skills
… in Eastern Kentucky University's (EKU) Traffic Safety (TRS) 233. Records were obtained through the Traffic Safety Institute and contained no identifying information. Records obtained included a generic unique identification number, gender, pre-test scores and post-test scores. </p>
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Consequences of Traffic Casualties in Relation to Traffic-Engineering Factors - An Analysis in Short-term and Long-term Perspectives
… a method to describe the consequences of traffic casualties, and to explain the influence of different traffic engineering factors on these consequences for society and individuals over time. A more detailed objective was to examine whether available short-term indicators can be used to …
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