A review of spatial approaches in road safety

A Ziakopoulos, G Yannis - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2020 - Elsevier
Spatial analyses of crashes have been adopted in road safety for decades in order to
determine how crashes are affected by neighboring locations, how the influence of …

Vehicle crash simulations for safety: Introduction of connected and automated vehicles on the roadways

R Ren, H Li, T Han, C Tian, C Zhang, J Zhang… - Accident Analysis & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Traffic accidents are one main cause of human fatalities in modern society. With the fast
development of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), there comes both challenges …

[HTML][HTML] A descriptive analysis of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on driving behavior and road safety

C Katrakazas, E Michelaraki, M Sekadakis… - Transportation research …, 2020 - Elsevier
The spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19, has led to unparalleled global measures
such as lockdown and suspension of all retail, recreation and religious activities during the …

Understanding the potential of emerging digital technologies for improving road safety

ME Torbaghan, M Sasidharan, L Reardon… - Accident Analysis & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Each year, 1.35 million people are killed on the world's roads and another 20–50
million are seriously injured. Morbidity or serious injury from road traffic collisions is …

Impact of COVID-19 on traffic safety from the “Lockdown” to the “New Normal”: A case study of Utah

Y Gong, P Lu, XT Yang - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2023 - Elsevier
During the past several years, the COVID-19 pandemic has had pronounced impacts on
traffic safety. Existing studies found that the crash frequency was reduced and the severity …

How drivers adapt their behaviour to changes in task complexity: The role of secondary task demands and road environment factors

D Onate-Vega, O Oviedo-Trespalacios… - … research part F: traffic …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the impact of different sources of task complexity such as
driving demands and secondary task demands on driver behaviour. Although much …

Driving simulators to evaluate road geometric design effects on driver behaviour: A systematic review

MP Bobermin, MM Silva, S Ferreira - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2021 - Elsevier
Several factors can influence driver behaviour, and road geometry is one of them. A better
understanding of driver-roadway interaction can enhance road design to create a safer …

To cross or not to cross? Review and meta-analysis of pedestrian gap acceptance decisions at midblock street crossings

A Theofilatos, A Ziakopoulos… - Journal of Transport & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Pedestrians are vulnerable road users exposed at risk during their interaction
with vehicles in uncontrolled urban areas. In this paper, a critical overview of the literature …

Addressing endogeneity in modeling speed enforcement, crash risk and crash severity simultaneously

S Yasmin, N Eluru, MM Haque - Analytic methods in accident research, 2022 - Elsevier
Speeding is one of the major significant causes of high crash risk and the associated injury
severity outcomes. To combat such significant safety concerns, a speed limit enforcement …

A multidimensional and multi-period analysis of safety on roads

MA Martins, TV Garcez - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a multidimensional and multi-period analysis of safety on roads. It
aggregates different road safety performance indicators observed over different periods for …