Download or read book Predictive and Explanatory Assessments of Traffic related Pedestrian Injuries written by Jeff A. Pascua and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pedestrians are an integral part of the modern transportation system but are often considered as the most vulnerable to severe traffic-related injury when compared to other road users. Between 1975 and 2009, annual pedestrian fatality counts in the United States have been decreasing steadily. However, after 2009, these counts have been increasing. Given that both the national demographic profile of the United States population and the physical makeup of transportation infrastructure show signs of aging, it is essential to understand how these affect pedestrian safety moving forward into future decades. This two-part thesis examines pedestrian safety trends from both of these perspectives. In the first part of this thesis, pedestrian fatality trends between 1975-2015, stratified by pedestrian age and sex, were analyzed and forecasted to the year 2035. Pedestrian fatality and exposure data were extracted from the NHTSA FARS and NHTS databases, respectively. Results showed that exposure-adjusted pedestrian fatality trends were consistently higher than observed pedestrian fatality counts across all ages and sexes, suggesting that interventions to reduce pedestrian fatalities have had a positive effect. Our fatality projection models indicated that traffic-related pedestrian deaths among children may continue to decrease, while pedestrian fatalities among adults aged 55 and older may increase significantly, which suggests that this cohort is at elevated risk. The second part of this thesis aimed at identifying factors that are significant in severe pedestrian injuries. Pedestrian injury data from the NHTSA GES database between 2011-2015 were examined. Odds ratios (ORs) of factors at the pedestrian, driver, crash, vehicle, environment and roadway levels were calculated. Results indicate that crashes at midblock had lower odds of fatal or serious pedestrian injury (OR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.74 - 0.84) when compared to crashes at intersections with three or four approaches. Undivided roads (OR = 0.25, 95% CI = 0.23 - 0.27) and roads with painted medians (OR = 0.37, 95% CI = 0.35 - 0.40) had protective effects against severe pedestrian injuries compared to roads with physical medians. Compared with locations with signalization, unsignalized locations with signage (OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.44 - 1.71) or without signage (OR = 1.36, 95% CI = 1.27 - 1.45) were associated with higher odds of severe pedestrian injuries. Other factors such as light conditions and road surface conditions were also found to be significant in affecting the odds of a severe pedestrian injury. The findings presented in the two parts of this thesis provide further insight into the relationship between traffic-related pedestrian injury, human factors and the built environment. Further quantitative research is recommended to expand our understanding of pedestrian injury causality.
Download or read book Safety Data Analysis and Evaluation written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TRB?s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2514, explores 19 papers related to safety data, analysis, and evaluation in the transportation sector, including: Exploring Driver Error at Intersections: Key Contributors and Solutions; Level of Service of Safety Revisited; Longitudinal Analysis of Rural Interstate Fatalities in Relation to Speed Limit Policies; Predicting Crashes on Expressway Ramps with Real-Time Traffic and Weather Data; Multilevel Logistic Regression Modeling for Crash Mapping in Metropolitan Areas; Simulated Traffic Conflicts: Do They Accurately Represent Field-Measured Conflicts?; Assessing Safety Improvements to Pedestrian Crossings Using Automated Conflict Analysis; Understanding Factors Affecting Frequency of Traffic Conflicts Between Electric Bicycles and Motorized Vehicles at Signalized Intersections; Comparative Analysis of Injury Severity Resulting from Pedestrian?Motor Vehicle and Bicycle?Motor Vehicle Crashes on Roadways in Alabama; Validation of Crash Modification Factors Derived from Cross-Sectional Studies with Regression Models; Fault Determination for Crashes in Vermont: Implications of Distance from Home; Crash Patterns at Signalized Intersections; Analyses of Multiyear Statewide Secondary Crash Data and Automatic Crash Report Reviewing; Assessment of Pedestrian Risk at Crossings with Kinematic?Probabilistic Model; Predicting Driver Injury Severity in Single-Vehicle and Two-Vehicle Crashes with Boosted Regression Trees; Effects of Geodemographic Profiles of Drivers on Their Injury Severity from Traffic Crashes Using Multilevel Mixed-Effects Ordered Logit Model; Copula-Based Joint Model of Injury Severity and Vehicle Damage in Two-Vehicle Crashes; Identifying Optimal High-Risk Driver Segments for Safety Messaging: Geodemographic Modeling Approach; Evaluation of Signalized-Intersection Crash Screening Methods Based on Distance from Intersection."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Biomechanics of pedestrian injuries related to lower extremity injury assessment tools written by Kathleen DeSantis Klinich; Lawrence Schneider and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention written by Marjorie Peden and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day thousands of people are killed and injured on our roads. Millions of people each year will spend long weeks in the hospital after severe crashes and many will never be able to live, work or play as they used to do. Current efforts to address road safety are minimal in comparison to this growing human suffering. This report presents a comprehensive overview of what is known about the magnitude, risk factors and impact of road traffic injuries, and about ways to prevent and lessen the impact of road crashes. Over 100 experts, from all continents and different sectors -- including transport, engineering, health, police, education and civil society -- have worked to produce the report. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Statistical and Econometric Methods for Transportation Data Analysis written by Simon Washington and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book's website (with databases and other support materials) can be accessed here. Praise for the Second Edition: The second edition introduces an especially broad set of statistical methods ... As a lecturer in both transportation and marketing research, I find this book an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students, covering topics from simple descriptive statistics to complex Bayesian models. ... It is one of the few books that cover an extensive set of statistical methods needed for data analysis in transportation. The book offers a wealth of examples from the transportation field. —The American Statistician Statistical and Econometric Methods for Transportation Data Analysis, Third Edition offers an expansion over the first and second editions in response to the recent methodological advancements in the fields of econometrics and statistics and to provide an increasing range of examples and corresponding data sets. It describes and illustrates some of the statistical and econometric tools commonly used in transportation data analysis. It provides a wide breadth of examples and case studies, covering applications in various aspects of transportation planning, engineering, safety, and economics. Ample analytical rigor is provided in each chapter so that fundamental concepts and principles are clear and numerous references are provided for those seeking additional technical details and applications. New to the Third Edition Updated references and improved examples throughout. New sections on random parameters linear regression and ordered probability models including the hierarchical ordered probit model. A new section on random parameters models with heterogeneity in the means and variances of parameter estimates. Multiple new sections on correlated random parameters and correlated grouped random parameters in probit, logit and hazard-based models. A new section discussing the practical aspects of random parameters model estimation. A new chapter on Latent Class Models. A new chapter on Bivariate and Multivariate Dependent Variable Models. Statistical and Econometric Methods for Transportation Data Analysis, Third Edition can serve as a textbook for advanced undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. students in transportation-related disciplines including engineering, economics, urban and regional planning, and sociology. The book also serves as a technical reference for researchers and practitioners wishing to examine and understand a broad range of statistical and econometric tools required to study transportation problems.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology written by and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 1049 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology in zwei Bänden ist zweifelsohne das aktuellste Referenzwerk der theoretischen Kriminologie. Fachlich geprüfte Beiträge internationaler Experten machen den Leser mit wegweisenden Theorien, Konzepten und Schlüsselfiguren vertraut. Das Nachschlagewerk präsentiert klassische und zeitgenössische Themen zu den wichtigen Straftatbeständen, Zusammenhängen, fachspezifische (Soziologie, Biologie und Psychologie) und fachübergreifende Erklärungen zu Kriminalität, Kriminalitätsrate und Fragestellungen aus der Rechtssoziologie.
Download or read book Forecasting Structural Time Series Models and the Kalman Filter written by Andrew C. Harvey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A synthesis of concepts and materials, that ordinarily appear separately in time series and econometrics literature, presents a comprehensive review of theoretical and applied concepts in modeling economic and social time series.
Download or read book Computational Science and Its Applications ICCSA 2021 written by Osvaldo Gervasi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-11 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ten-volume set LNCS 12949 – 12958 constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2021, which was held in Cagliari, Italy, during September 13 – 16, 2021. The event was organized in a hybrid mode due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The 466 full and 18 short papers presented in these books were carefully reviewed and selected from 1588 submissions. Part X of the set includes the proceedings of the following workshops: International Workshop on Smart and Sustainable Island Communities (SSIC 2021); International Workshop on Science, Technologies and Policies to Innovate Spatial Planning (STP4P 2021); International Workshop on Sustainable Urban Energy Systems (SUREN-SYS 2021); International Workshop on Ports of the future - smartness and sustainability (SmartPorts 2021); International Workshop on Smart Tourism (SmartTourism 2021); International Workshop on Space Syntax for Cities in Theory and Practice (Syntax_City 2021); International Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Chemistryand its Applications (TCCMA 2021); International Workshop on Urban Form Studies (UForm 2021); International Workshop on Urban Space Accessibility and Safety (USAS2021); International Workshop on Virtual and Augmented Reality and Ap-plcations (VRA 2021); International Workshop on Advanced and Computational Methods for Earth Science applications (WACM4ES 2021).
Download or read book Statistical and Econometric Methods for Transportation Data Analysis written by Simon P. Washington and published by Chapman and Hall/CRC. This book was released on 2003-04-29 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the field of transportation moves toward the "total quality management" paradigm, performance-based outcomes and quantitative measures have become increasingly important. Measuring performance in the field depends heavily on modeling trends and data, which in turn requires powerful, and flexible analytical tools. To date, however, transportation professionals have lacked a unified, rigorous guide to modeling the wide range of problems they encounter in the field. Statistical and Econometric Methods for Transportation Data describes the techniques most useful for modeling the many complex aspects of transportation, such as travel demand, safety, emissions, and the environment. Taking care not to overwhelm readers with statistical theory, the authors clearly and concisely present the relevant analytical methods in quantitative chapters built on transportation case studies. Mastering this material enables readers to: Formulate research hypotheses Identify appropriate statistical and econometric models Avoid common pitfalls and misapplications of statistical methods Interpret model results correctly Ideal as both a textbook and reference, this book makes three unique contributions to transportation practice and education. First, it presents a host of analytical techniques-both common and sophisticated-used to model transportation phenomena. Second, it provides a wealth of examples and case studies, and third, it specifically targets present and future transportation professionals. It builds the foundation they need not only to apply analytical models but also to understand and interpret results published elsewhere.
Download or read book Traffic Engineering Control written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Development of a Methodology for the Evaluation of Active Safety using the Example of Preventive Pedestrian Protection written by Thomas Helmer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book reports on a new methodology for optimization and evaluation of traffic safety, which simulates the processes involved in traffic conflicts on the basis of detailed dynamical, human, and technical models. The models incorporate the whole spectrum of human cognitive functions and responses, the responses of an active safety system and the interactions between the human and the system as they occur in a sample of relevant traffic contexts. Using the developed method, the author was able to assess the reduction in accidents and injuries as well as the possible side effects resulting from a preventive pedestrian-protection system. The book provides practical solutions in the area of active safety systems. It represents an interesting source of information for researchers and professionals as well as all stakeholders, including policy makers and consumer advocates, with the common goal of promoting the implementation and adoption of highly efficient systems for preventing accidents and injuries.
Download or read book Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015 written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Global status report on road safety 2015, reflecting information from 180 countries, indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths has plateaued at 1.25 million per year, with the highest road traffic fatality rates in low-income countries. In the last three years, 17 countries have aligned at least one of their laws with best practice on seat-belts, drink-driving, speed, motorcycle helmets or child restraints. While there has been progress towards improving road safety legislation and in making vehicles safer, the report shows that the pace of change is too slow. Urgent action is needed to achieve the ambitious target for road safety reflected in the newly adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: halving the global number of deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2020. Made possible through funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, this report is the third in the series, and provides a snapshot of the road safety situation globally, highlighting the gaps and the measures needed to best drive progress."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Pedestrians Urban Spaces and Health written by Maurizio Tira and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, citizens advocate greater environmental sustainability, better services and the improvement of urban quality by promoting safer mobility and health. Addressing these issues, Pedestrians, Urban spaces and Health contains the papers presented at the XXIV International Conference "Living and Walking in Cities" (Brescia, Italy, 12-13 September 2019). The contributions discuss town planning issues, look at best practices and research findings across the broad spectrum of urban and transport planning, with particular attention to the safety of pedestrians in the city. The main topics of the book are: Walking experiences Urban spaces and Redevelopment Healthy cities (as Urban resilience and for Weakest users) Pedestrians, Urban spaces and Health is a powerful plea for a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive approach to urban mobility and planning, and will be of interest to academics, consultants and practitioners interested in these areas.
Download or read book Roundabouts written by Lee August Rodegerdts and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2010 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - Second Edition explores the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roundabouts. The report also addresses issues that may be useful in helping to explain the trade-offs associated with roundabouts. This report updates the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, based on experience gained in the United States since that guide was published in 2000.
Download or read book Adaptive Control of Safety Margins in Driving written by Monique van der Hulst and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Accident Risk Forecasting a Bibliography written by Lois Flynn and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Register of Research written by Great Britain. Department of the Environment and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
