Forecasting time trend of road traffic crashes in Iran using the macro-scale traffic flow characteristics

H Nassiri, SI Mohammadpour, M Dahaghin - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background The serial correlation in the time series datasets should be considered to
prevent biased estimates for coefficients. Nonetheless, the current models almost cannot …

A behavioral model of drivers' mean speed influenced by weather conditions, road geometry, and driver characteristics using a driving simulator study

M Zolali, B Mirbaha, M Layegh… - Advances in civil …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Driving above the speed limit is one of the factors that significantly affect safety. Many
studies examined the factors affecting the speed of vehicles in the simulated environment …

Investigating speed-safety association: considering the unobserved heterogeneity and human factors mediation effects

H Nassiri, SI Mohammadpour - PLoS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The relationship between mean speed and crash likelihood is unclear in the literature. The
contradictory findings can be attributed to the masking effects of the confounding variables in …

Traffic safety and the rural road environment: Assessing the impact of combined roadway conditions on crash incidence

R Ambunda, M Sinclair - Journal of the South african institution of civil …, 2022 - scielo.org.za
This study was designed to explore the combinational effect of the roadway and traffic
characteristics of national rural roads on fatal and serious-injury crashes in Namibia …

[HTML][HTML] From Radar Sensor to Floating Car Data: Evaluating Speed Distribution Heterogeneity on Rural Road Segments Using Non-Parametric Similarity Measures

G Cantisani, G Del Serrone, R Mauro, P Peluso… - Sci, 2024 - mdpi.com
Rural roads, often characterized by winding paths and nearby settlements, feature frequent
curvature changes, junctions, and closely spaced private accesses that lead to significant …

Improving safety in rural highways horizontal curves using geometric design consistency evaluation criteria based on operating speed modeling

H Saedi, A Abdi Kordani, H Divandari - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2024 - Springer
Numerous research studies have been conducted on modeling operating speed. However,
a crucial aspect that has been largely overlooked is the implementation of these models for …

An experimental application of laser-scattering sensor to estimate the traffic-induced PM2.5 in Beijing

X Liu, Q Zhao, S Zhu, W Peng, L Yu - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2020 - Springer
Traffic-induced air pollutant emissions are currently rising rapidly. However, measurement of
the roadside environment and calculation of the emission factors for traffic-induced PM 2.5 …

Modeling methods for the assessment of the ecological impacts of road maintenance sites

BB Mehrabani, L Sgambi, E Garavaglia… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Road transport is a major source of environmental pollution. Cars and trucks, which are the
most common types of vehicles, exhaust a variety of pollutants (eg, nitrogen oxides and …

Modelling the pedestrian crossing choice in urban streets (case study of Qazvin city)

B Mirbaha, M Minuee, AA Rassafi… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Pedestrians are the most vulnerable road users in traffic accidents. This study analyses the
effective factors in choosing the type of crossing by pedestrians. The required data were …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of the impact of Namibian rural road characteristics on crash incidence

R Ambunda, P Johannes - 2020 - repository.unam.edu.na
Road user perceptions and roadway design elements play a vital role in determining the
crash risk level on the roads. The study investigated factors that play a prominent role in …