Environmental factors affecting the frequency of road traffic accidents: a case study of sub-urban area of Pakistan

HM Hammad, M Ashraf, F Abbas, HF Bakhat… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are among the life-threatening issues facing rural as well as
sub-/urban communities. Several factors contribute to RTAs ranging from human to technical …

A latent segmentation based generalized ordered logit model to examine factors influencing driver injury severity

S Yasmin, N Eluru, CR Bhat, R Tay - Analytic methods in accident research, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper formulates and estimates an econometric model, referred to as the latent
segmentation based generalized ordered logit (LSGOL) model, for examining driver injury …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluating the nature of distractive driving factors towards road traffic accident

K Khan, SB Zaidi, A Ali - Civil Engineering Journal, 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
For past two decades many researchers have been working on quantitative as well as
qualitative study of distractive driving using different approaches. Road traffic accidents have …

A novel method for predicting and mapping the occurrence of sun glare using Google Street View

X Li, BY Cai, W Qiu, J Zhao, C Ratti - Transportation research part C …, 2019 - Elsevier
The sun glare is one of the major environmental hazards that cause traffic accidents. Every
year many traffic accidents are caused by sun glare in the United States. Providing accurate …

Sun glare and road safety: An empirical investigation of intersection crashes

S Mitra - Safety science, 2014 - Elsevier
There is considerable research on adverse weather events such as fog, rainfall and snowfall
on traffic operations and safety, since these environmental conditions either affect visibility or …

Study on the influence of sun glare on driving safety

Y Guo, J Hu, R Wang, S Qu, L Liu, Z Li - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Sun glare affects the drivers' vision of the road traffic environment ahead, thereby
introducing risks to driving safety. The angle between the sun's position and the driver's line …

[HTML][HTML] 高速条件下隧道出入口行驶速度特性

徐进, 曾粤 - 交通运输工程学报, 2021 - transport.chd.edu.cn
为明确山区隧道出入口区段的车辆运行特性和驾驶行为, 揭示隧道洞口交通事故的发生机制,
在高速公路和城市快速路各选择3 座隧道, 采集了小客车和货车在隧道出入口区段的断面速度 …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of contrast perception of obstacles in a tunnel entrance

A Mehri, SF Dehghan, M Abbasi… - Health promotion …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the contrast perception of obstacles in
a tunnel entrance which was placed in Ilam Province, Iran. Methods: An obstacle with the …

Urban tunnel body landscape driving comprehensive evaluation study based on biomass-sensing automobile field experiment

Z Li, B Liang, M Xu - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Previously, in regard to tunnel design and research, the focus was primarily on traffic
capacity and safety requirements, with less consideration given to cave landscape design …

Effects of drivers' actions on severity of emergency vehicle collisions

S Yasmin, S Anowar, R Tay - Transportation Research …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Emergency vehicles (EVs) are used to provide essential services to society in the event of
an emergency. Hence, crashes involving these vehicles are a concern, and investigating …