The economic and societal impact of motor vehicle crashes, 2010 (Revised)

LJ Blincoe, TR Miller, E Zaloshnja, B Lawrence - 2015 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
In 2010, there were 32,999 people killed, 3.9 million were injured, and 24 million vehicles
were damaged in motor vehicle crashes in the United States. The economic costs of these …

What is the role of multiple secondary incidents in traffic operations?

H Zhang, A Khattak - Journal of Transportation Engineering, 2010 - ascelibrary.org
Traffic incidents are a major source of travel uncertainty, imposing substantial costs on the
transportation system. Sometimes, an incident can result in one or more secondary …

A modified full velocity difference model with acceleration and deceleration confinement: Calibrations, validations, and scenario analyses

Y Yu, R Jiang, X Qu - IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Full Velocity Difference (FVD) model is a well-recognized and widely-used time
continuous car following model. Although the model has very good simulation performances …

Spatiotemporal analysis of traffic congestion caused by rubbernecking at freeway accidents

Y Chung, WW Recker - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a well-specified analytical methodology for estimating capacity
reduction that is attributable to accidents in the opposite direction of accident-the condition …

Traffic bottlenecks: identification and Solutions

D Hale, R Jagannathan, M Xyntarakis, P Su, X Jiang… - 2016 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
The objective of this project was to develop practical methods for prioritizing and mitigating
traffic bottlenecks, which are one of the top causes of surface transportation congestion in …

Epistemic restraint and the vice of curiosity

NC Manson - Philosophy, 2012 - cambridge.org
In recent years there has been wide-ranging discussion of epistemic virtues. Given the value
and importance of acquiring knowledge this discussion has tended to focus upon those traits …

An experimental space for conducting controlled driving behavior studies based on a multiuser networked 3D virtual environment and the scenario markup language

K Gajananan, A Nantes, M Miska… - … on Human-Machine …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a new framework for conducting controlled driving behavior studies based on
multiuser networked 3-D virtual environments. The framework supports: 1) the simulation of …

[图书][B] Managing urban traffic congestion

MUT CONGESTION - 2007 - oecd-ilibrary.org
This chapter provides an important and often missed first step in developing congestion
management policies–defining and understanding the nature of congestion in urban areas …

Temporary barriers to reduce the effects of rubbernecking

NP Colon, MA Rupp… - Proceedings of the Human …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Driver distraction is an area of research which concerns both public safety and research.
Much work has been completed on distractions inside the vehicle; however, distracting …

Simulation study on improving traffic safety and traffic flow in the vicinity of a motorway accident through vehicle-to-vehicle communication

M Fullerton, A Leonhardt, S Assenmacher, M Baur… - 2010 - IET
Vehicle breakdowns and crashes on motorways can create a sudden drop in traffic speed
and make driving conditions dangerous through the requirement of many merging …