ChatGPT is on the horizon: could a large language model be suitable for intelligent traffic safety research and applications?

O Zheng, M Abdel-Aty, D Wang, Z Wang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
ChatGPT embarks on a new era of artificial intelligence and will revolutionize the way we
approach intelligent traffic safety systems. This paper begins with a brief introduction about …

[HTML][HTML] Application of smart technologies in safety of vulnerable road users: A review

MS Parvez, S Moridpour - International Journal of Transportation Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Road safety is the most important feature of a modern city, and it affects almost everyone in
the community, especially vulnerable road users (VRUs). This paper comprehensively …

Investigating surrogate safety measures at midblock pedestrian crossings using multivariate models with roadside camera data

N Anwari, M Abdel-Aty, A Goswamy, O Zheng - Accident Analysis & …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate and compare Surrogate Safety Measures (SSMs) at five
midblock Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) and two midblock Pedestrian Hybrid …

Freeway crash prediction models with variable speed limit/variable advisory speed

T Hasan, M Abdel-Aty, N Mahmoud - Journal of transportation …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Variable speed limit (VSL) and variable advisory speed (VAS) signs are efficient, cost-
effective and among the state-of-the-art active traffic management (ATM) strategies. They …

Risk-compensation trends in road safety during COVID-19

MR Islam, M Abdel-Aty, Z Islam, S Zhang - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a global impact, disrupting the normal trends of our
everyday life. More specifically, the effects of COVID-19 on road safety are still largely …

Short-term safety performance functions by random parameters negative binomial-Lindley model for part-time shoulder use

T Hasan, M Abdel-Aty - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Part-time Shoulder Use (PTSU) is a traffic management and operation strategy that
allows the use of the left or right shoulder as a travel lane, typically during the peak hours of …

Examining pedestrian crash frequency, severity, and safety in numbers using pedestrian exposure from Utah traffic signal data

A Islam, M Mekker, PA Singleton - Journal of transportation …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The focus of this study was twofold:(1) to estimate models of frequency and injury severity in
pedestrian crashes at signalized intersections and (2) to examine whether the “safety in …

Trajectory prediction for vehicle conflict identification at intersections using sequence-to-sequence recurrent neural networks

A Abdelraouf, M Abdel-Aty, Z Wang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Surrogate safety measures in the form of conflict indicators are indispensable components of
the proactive traffic safety toolbox. Conflict indicators can be classified into past-trajectory …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the risk of pedestrian crossing behavior on suburban roads using structural equation model

S Kavianpour, F Haghighi, A Sheykhfard, S Das… - Journal of Traffic and …, 2024 - Elsevier
While pedestrian crashes on suburban roads have received more attention over recent
years, the role of pedestrian crossing risk in areas adjacent to pedestrian crossing facilities …

Time-specific hierarchical models for predicting crash frequency of reversible and high-occupancy vehicle lanes

J Fu, M Abdel-Aty, N Mahmoud - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Time-specific Safety Performance Functions (SPFs) were proposed to achieve
accurate and dynamic crash frequency predictions. This study contributes to the literature by …