Transportation Accident Analysis and Prevention

This book is dedicated to research on transportation accidental injury and damage, including the pre-injury and immediate post-injury phases.

Author: Anton de Smet

Publisher: Nova Publishers

ISBN: 1604562889

Category: Health & Fitness

Page: 294

View: 792

DOWNLOAD →

This book is dedicated to research on transportation accidental injury and damage, including the pre-injury and immediate post-injury phases. It also includes studies of human, environmental and vehicular factors influencing the occurrence, type and severity of transportation accidents and injury; the design, implementation and evaluation of countermeasures; biomechanics of impact and human tolerance limits to injury; modelling and statistical analysis of accident data; policy, planning and decision-making in safety and prevention of traffic accidents.
718 Download

Traffic Safety

Traffic Safety, Volume 4 of the Research for Innovative Transports Set, presents a collection of updated papers from the TRA 2014 Conference, highlighting the diversity of research in this field.

Author: George Yannis

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781119307846

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 416

View: 546

DOWNLOAD →

Transport systems are facing an impossible dilemma: satisfy an increasing demand for mobility of people and goods, while decreasing their fossil-energy requirements and preserving the environment. Additionally, transport has an opportunity to evolve in a changing world, with new services, technologies but also new requirements (fast delivery, reliability, improved accessibility). The subject of traffic is organized into two separate but complementary volumes: Volume 3 on Traffic Management and Volume 4 on Traffic Safety. Traffic Safety, Volume 4 of the Research for Innovative Transports Set, presents a collection of updated papers from the TRA 2014 Conference, highlighting the diversity of research in this field. Theoretical chapters and practical case studies address topics such as road safety management and policies, accident analysis and modeling, vulnerable road users' safety, road infrastructure safety, ITS and railway safety.
752 Download

Driver Behaviour and Accident Research Methodology

This book discusses several methodological problems in traffic psychology which are not currently recognized as such.

Author: Dr Anders af Wåhlberg

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

ISBN: 9781409486091

Category: Psychology

Page: 292

View: 285

DOWNLOAD →

This book discusses several methodological problems in traffic psychology which are not currently recognized as such. Summarizing and analyzing the available research, it is found that there are a number of commonly made assumptions about the validity of methods that have little backing, and that many basic problems have not been researched at all. Suggestions are made as to further studies that should be made to address some of these problems. The book is primarily intended for traffic/transport researchers, but should also be useful for specialized education at a higher level (doctoral students and transportation specialists) as well as officials who require a good grasp of methodology to be able to evaluate research.
200 Download

Estimating the Human Cost of Transportation Accidents

This book will allow researchers to better formulate accurate social costs, select safety improvement values, and understand limitations.

Author: Jagadish Guria

Publisher:

ISBN: 9780128126110

Category:

Page: 208

View: 287

DOWNLOAD →

Estimating the Human Cost of Transportation Accidents: Methodologies and Policy Implications discusses the estimation methods needed to determine the monetary value of loss of life and quality of life when evaluating transportation safety programs, policies and projects. In addition, it highlights how to overcome the many challenges researchers face in choosing the right values, including estimating loss of life and life quality, examining strengths and weaknesses, and critically analyzing social costs and implications. This book will allow researchers to better formulate accurate social costs, select safety improvement values, and understand limitations.
715 Download

Transport Planning and Traffic Safety

The book is interdisciplinary and aimed at professionals—traffic and road engineers, vehicle designers, law enforcers, and transport planners.

Author: Geetam Tiwari

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: 9781315351278

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 362

View: 412

DOWNLOAD →

In recognition of the importance of road safety as a major health issue, the World Health Organization has declared 2011-2021 the Decade of Safety Action. Several countries in Europe, North America, and Asia have been successful in reducing fatalities and injuries due to road traffic crashes. However, many low-income countries continue to experience high rates of traffic fatalities and injuries. Transport Planning and Traffic Safety: Making Cities, Roads, and Vehicles Safer offers a source book for road safety training courses as well as an introductory textbook for graduate-level courses on road safety taught in engineering institutes. It brings together the international experiences and lessons learned from countries which have been successful in reducing traffic crashes and their applicability in low-income countries. The content is based on lectures delivered during an international course on transportation planning and traffic safety, sponsored annually by the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. The book is interdisciplinary and aimed at professionals—traffic and road engineers, vehicle designers, law enforcers, and transport planners. The authors examine trends in performance of OECD countries and highlight the public health and systems approach of traffic safety with the vulnerable road user in focus. Topics include land use (transportation planning, mobility, and safety), safety education and legislation, accident analysis, road safety research, human tolerance to injury, vehicle design, safety in construction zones, safety in urban areas, traffic calming, public transportation, safety laws and policies, and pre-hospital care of the injured.
491 Download

Accident Analysis and Prevention

However, can AVs prevent traffic accidents? Results show that use of AVs will stay as a concern, and it will be hard to either champion or oppose them. From a positive perspective, AVs will contribute to traffic safety, ...

Author: Murat Darçın

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

ISBN: 9781838819613

Category: Medical

Page: 114

View: 622

DOWNLOAD →

Accidents are inevitable in our lives and they affect us in many aspects ranging from economical to social, health to legal. While it is not possible to remove accidents from our lives completely, it is possible to develop new techniques or set new standards or prepare contingency plans to reduce their possibility of happening or to alleviate their consequences. This book, aiming to enlighten our ways to prevent accidents, is a compilation of articles authored by reputable international academicians from several disciplines such as maritime studies, defense technologies, emergency management, and psychiatry and behavioral medicine.
939 Download

Spatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions

Accident Analysis & Prevention 35 (6): 991–1004. Geurts, K. and G. Wets. 2003. Black spot analysis methods: Literature review. Flemish Research Center for Traffic Safety, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Guo, Z., J. Gao, and L. Kong. 2003.

Author: Becky P. Y. Loo

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: 9781439874134

Category: Mathematics

Page: 346

View: 568

DOWNLOAD →

Examine the Prevalence and Geography of Road CollisionsSpatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions centers on the geographical nature of road crashes, and uses spatial methods to provide a greater understanding of the patterns and processes that cause them. Written by internationally known experts in the field of transport geography, the bo
105 Download

World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention

Motorcycle conspicuity Engineers and traffic accidents. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 1979, 11:209–211. 139. Elvik R. A meta-analysis of studies concerning the safety effects of daytime running lights on cars. Accident Analysis and ...

Author: Organisation mondiale de la santé

Publisher: World Health Organization

ISBN: 9789241562607

Category: Business & Economics

Page: 240

View: 726

DOWNLOAD →

Every day, thousands of people are killed and injured on roads around the world, with the costs of this growing, but largely preventable, public health concern disproportionately affecting vulnerable social groups and developing countries. In order to address these issues, the World Health Organization and the World Bank have produced this joint report on road traffic injury prevention, based on the collaborative contributions of experts and institutions, from all continents and different sectors, including transport, engineering, health, police, education and civil society. It presents a comprehensive overview of the magnitude, risk factors and impact of road traffic injuries, and about ways to prevent and lessen the impact of road crashes.
675 Download

Journal of Transportation and Statistics

6 S Estimating the Impact of Recent Interventions on Transportation Indicators KEITH. Harvey , A.C. 1989. Forecasting Structural Time Series ... Accident Analysis and Prevention 33 ( 6 ) : 743–751 . Maher , M. and I. Summersgill . 1995.

Author:

Publisher:

ISBN: UCR:31210022871071

Category: Transportation

Page:

View: 271

DOWNLOAD →

972 Download

Routledge Handbook of Transportation

Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42 (6), 1751–1758. Langford, J. and Koppel, S., 2006. Epidemiology of older driver crashes—Identifying older driver risk factors and exposure patterns. Transportation Research Part F, 9, 309–321.

Author: Dusan Teodorovic

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317630913

Category: Architecture

Page: 483

View: 636

DOWNLOAD →

The Routledge Handbook of Transportation offers a current and comprehensive survey of transportation planning and engineering research. It provides a step-by-step introduction to research related to traffic engineering and control, transportation planning, and performance measurement and evaluation of transportation alternatives. The Handbook of Transportation demonstrates models and methods for predicting travel and freight demand, planning future transportation networks, and developing traffic control systems. Readers will learn how to use various engineering concepts and approaches to make future transportation safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. Edited by Dušan Teodorović and featuring 29 chapters from more than 50 leading global experts, with more than 200 illustrations, the Routledge Handbook of Transportation is designed as an invaluable resource for professionals and students in transportation planning and engineering.
729 Download