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    Demand-responsive public transportation re-scheduling for adjusting to the joint leisure activity demand

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    Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis / Antony Stathopoulos | DOAJ | 2016
    transportation mode for non-recurrent leisure trips, which can account for up to 60% of trips in some cities (Transport for London, 2014), is a more ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Assessment of the Role of Training and Licensing Systems in Changing the Young Driver's Behavior

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    Sudip Barua | DOAJ | 2014
    the causes of crash and deaths. These found that the conventional youth training schemes help young learner to develop their driving skills ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Framework conditions of occupational safety: Comparing Norwegian maritime cargo and passenger transport

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    Tor-Olav Nævestad / Kristine V. Størkersen / Alexandra Laiou et al. | DOAJ | 2018
    safety culture in coastal cargo transport. The aims of the present paper are to: (1) Compare organizational safety culture and working conditions ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Analyzing the Potential for High-speed Rail as Part of the Multimodal Transportation System in the United States' Midwest Corridor

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    Jeffrey C. Peters / En-Pei Han / Srinivas Peeta et al. | DOAJ | 2014
    With increasing demand and rising fuel costs, both travel time and cost of current intercity passenger transportation modes are becoming ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Investigating Environmentally Sustainable Transport Based on DALY weights and SIR Method

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    Hossein Nezamianpour Jahromi / Ahmadreza Talebian | DOAJ | 2012
    Accessibility is one of the main causes of well-being and growth in contemporary societies. Transportation is the backbone of accessibility ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Know-How Transfer and Training Issues for the Transport Research Professional

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    Prof. George A. Giannopoulos | DOAJ | 2015
    This paper examines the context and main characteristics of an effective system for know-how transfer and training in the transport ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    An Approach to Comprehensively Evaluate Potential Park and Ride Facilities

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    Lorenzo Cornejo / Sonia Perez / Ruey Long Cheu et al. | DOAJ | 2014
    transportation, no comprehensive approach has been developed in published literature to assess the feasibility of a potential park and ride site. This ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Initial evaluation methodology and case studies for life cycle impact of permeability of permeable pavements

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    Yu Wang / Hui Li / Ahmed Abdelhady et al. | DOAJ | 2018
    pavements to evaluate their environmental impacts. The impacts of this technology are investigated on urban flooding, water recycling and water ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Prevention of Backover Fatalities in Highway Work Zones: A Synthesis of Current Practices and Recommendations

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    Wei Fan / Sooyoung Choe / Fernanda Leite | DOAJ | 2014
    testing results of several commercially available systems. Recommendations on engineering and technology controls are discussed, with detailed ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Analysis of Discretionary Lane Changing Parameters on Freeways

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    Esmaeil Balal / Ruey Long Cheu / Thompson Gyan-Sarkodie et al. | DOAJ | 2014
    and following vehicles in the original lane, and the preceding and following vehicles in the target lane. Understanding the interactions of ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Unmanned Aircraft System traffic management: Concept of operation and system architecture

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    Tao Jiang / Jared Geller / Daiheng Ni et al. | DOAJ | 2016
    operations to shift from being a science-fiction gimmick to an element of daily life. The major objectives of this paper are to: (1) define what a ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Characteristics and Prediction of Traffic Accident Casualties In Sudan Using Statistical Modeling and Artificial Neural Networks

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    Galal A. Ali / Awadalla Tayfour | DOAJ | 2012
    fatality rate of 35 per 10,000 vehicles is among the highest in the world despite the low car ownership of 1 vehicle to 100 persons. This paper ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    A novel vehicle dynamics and human behavior car-following model: Model development and preliminary testing

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    Karim Fadhloun / Hesham Rakha | DOAJ | 2020
    of the FR model over the RPA model are the following: (1) it models the driver throttle and brake pedal input; (2) it captures driver ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Enhancing and Calibrating the Rakha-Pasumarthy-Adjerid Car-Following Model using Naturalistic Driving Data

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    John D. Sangster, PE / Hesham A. Rakha, PhD, P.Eng. | DOAJ | 2014
    , namely: acceleration and collision avoidance. An analysis of the model using the naturalistic driving data identified a deficiency in the model ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Application of permeable pavements in highways for stormwater runoff management and pollution prevention: California research experiences

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    Masoud Kayhanian / Hui Li / John T. Harvey et al. | DOAJ | 2019
    reservoir capacity to capture runoff volume, (2) surface pavement remain highly permeable and unclogged, (3) allowing minimum permeability of ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Traffic Safety: National Partnership and Corporate Social Responsibility

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    Bhzad Sidawi | DOAJ | 2014
    falls on concerned authorities such as the ministries of interior, transportation, and health and municipalities, this should be a social and ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Long-term User and Community Impacts of High-speed Rail in the United States’ Midwest Corridor

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    Jeffrey C. Peters / En-Pei Han / Daniel DeLaurentis et al. | DOAJ | 2014
    This study contributes new insights in the debate over the viability of high-speed rail (HSR) in the United States and the value ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Coordinated Ramp Metering and Intersection Signal Control

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    Dongyan Su / Xiao-Yun Lu / Roberto Horowitz et al. | DOAJ | 2014
    The operations of freeway ramp metering and urban traffic network signal control are independent in most areas. Such situation may cause ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Impacts of Bus-stops on the Speed of Motorized Vehicles under Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions: A Case-Study of Delhi, India

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    Prateek Bansal / Rishabh Agrawal / Geetam Tiwari | DOAJ | 2014
    The presence of friction generators1 such as bus-stops, intersections, petrol pumps and pedestrian crossings, etc. significantly influences ...
    Keywords: Transportation engineering

    Development of a Freight Demand Model with an Application to California

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    Robert Lim | DOAJ | 2014
    freight origin-destination data and the development of linear regression equations to describe the relationships between commodity-based freight ...
    Keywords: Freight transportation , Transportation engineering