Understand the impact of traffic states on crash risk in the vicinities of Type A weaving segments: A deep learning approach

J Zhao, P Liu, C Xu, J Bao - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2021 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the impacts of traffic states on crash risk
in the vicinities of Type A weaving segments. A deep convolutional embedded clustering …

A review of studying the relationship of rural road accidents with geometric design

TS Khuzan, MA Al-Jumaili - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
On our roads, tens of thousands of people are killed or injured every day. Those who walk,
bike, or ride in cars to school or to work, play in or near the streets, or go on long trips. A lot …

Effectiveness of road safety interventions: An evidence and gap map

R Goel, G Tiwari, M Varghese, K Bhalla… - Campbell systematic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Road Traffic injuries (RTI) are among the top ten leading causes of
death in the world resulting in 1.35 million deaths every year, about 93% of which occur in …

Ramp Spacing Evaluation of Expressway Based on Entropy-Weighted TOPSIS Estimation Method

J Ma, Y Zeng, D Chen - Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
The main objective of this study is to design a method for evaluating the reasonability of
ramp spacing of the expressway in a specific district. The study proposes an entropy …

Unobserved heterogeneity in ramp crashes due to alignment, interchange geometry and truck volume: Insights from a random parameter model

N Feknssa, N Venkataraman, V Shankar… - Analytic methods in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a negative binomial random parameter model with heterogeneity in
means and variance to capture the effect of heterogeneous effect of ramp type, alignment …

Comparison of safety effect estimates obtained from empirical Bayes before–after study, propensity scores-potential outcomes framework, and regression model with …

JS Wood, ET Donnell, RJ Porter - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2015 - Elsevier
A variety of different study designs and analysis methods have been used to evaluate the
performance of traffic safety countermeasures. The most common study designs and …

Multi-vehicle safety functions for freeway weaving segments using lane-level traffic data

H Rim, M Abdel-Aty, N Mahmoud - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract This study develops Safety Performance Functions (SPFs) for freeway weaving
segments. Due to the coexistence of three different movements including through, merging …

Safety impacts of geometric design on freeway segments with closely spaced entrance and exit ramps

J Zhao, Y Guo, P Liu - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of geometric design on crash risk on
freeway segments with closely spaced entrance and exit ramps. Traffic flow, geometric …

Research on Efficient Operation for Compound Interchange in China from an Auxiliary Lanes Configuration Aspect

X Tian, M Shi, H Yang, J Peng, B Pan - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Interchanges are the key nodes of the freeway. Due to the existence of weaving behavior,
the traffic flow situation is more complicated for small spacing interchanges. Continuous …

Optimization of ramp locations along freeways: a dynamic programming approach

D Chen, F Mo, Y Chen, J Zhang, X You - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ramps provide entrances and exits for residents to conveniently use the freeway service.
Due to the high construction cost and geometric design requirements, the decision of ramp …