Assessing the safety effectiveness of citywide speed limit reduction: A causal inference approach integrating propensity score matching and spatial difference-in …

G Zhai, K Xie, D Yang, H Yang - Transportation research part A: policy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The New York City (NYC) initiated a new default speed limit law on November 7th,
2014, where speed limits on all road segments without a posted speed limit were reduced …

An integrated multi-resolution framework for jointly estimating crash type and crash severity

S Pervaz, T Bhowmik, N Eluru - Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The current research effort contributes to safety literature by developing an integrated
framework that allows for the influence of independent variables from crash type and …

Bayesian spatial correlation, heterogeneity and spillover effect modeling for speed mean and variance on urban road networks

Y Zhou, X Jiang, C Fu, H Liu, G Zhang - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2022 - Elsevier
Analyzing speed mean and variance is vital to safety management in urban roadway
networks. However, modeling speed mean and variance on structured roads could be …

Integrating macro and micro level crash frequency models considering spatial heterogeneity and random effects

S Pervaz, T Bhowmik, N Eluru - Analytic methods in accident research, 2022 - Elsevier
Safety literature has traditionally developed independent model systems for macroscopic
and microscopic level analysis. The current research effort contributes to the literature on …

[HTML][HTML] The role of posted speed limit on pedestrian and bicycle injury severities: An investigation into systematic and unobserved heterogeneities

N Phuksuksakul, M Haque, S Yasmin - Analytic Methods in Accident …, 2024 - Elsevier
The posted speed limit, as a proxy of actual speed, is one of the most fundamental predictors
of active travelers'(pedestrian and bicyclist) injury outcomes when involved in crashes with …

Assessing the impact of traffic signal performance on crash frequency for signalized intersections along urban arterials: A random parameter modeling approach

R Kabir, SM Remias, SM Lavrenz, J Waddell - Accident Analysis & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent development of Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPMs), has
provided new opportunities and insights into traffic signal operations. As agencies begin to …

Evaluating the impacts of speed limit increases on rural two-lane highways using quantile regression

MS Mahmud, N Gupta, B Safaei… - Transportation …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding speed selection behavior of drivers following speed limit increases is
critically important. To date, the literature has largely focused on freeways and the effects of …

Post COVID-19 transformation in the frequency and location of traffic crashes involving older adults

A Soltani, M Azmoodeh… - Transportation Research …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Although numerous studies have been conducted to discover the spatial patterns of road
crashes, relatively few have focused on the patterns of road crashes suffered by socially …

[HTML][HTML] The Effects of Temporary Portable Rumble Strips on Vehicle Speeds in Road Work Zones

AJ Al-Bayati, M Ali, F Alhomaidat, N Bandara, Y Chen - Safety, 2024 - mdpi.com
The safety of construction and maintenance work zones has been highlighted as a crucial
aspect of construction management that requires special attention due to the increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Safety impact of highway geometrics and pavement parameters on crashes along mountainous roads

A Choudhary, RD Garg, SS Jain - Transportation Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Having the capability of estimating both the number of crashes and their severity levels,
crash prediction models are a precious tool in highway safety. However, there hasn't been …