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TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
Our transport system is not on a sustainable path. Achievements in terms of mobility have come at some considerable environmental, economic and social cost. Sustainability is a long-term concept, also demanding attention to its social dimension. For transport, this underscores a need to link considerations of the environment and traffic safety together.
Burkhard E. Horn, Annkristin Jansson
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Application status and problems of machine-made sand in Highway Engineering [PDF]
Based on the investigation of the application of machine-made sand in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, this paper analyses the supply and demand of local machine-made sand, combined with the application of machine-made sand in highway engineering projects ...
Songhua Wu+4 more
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Applying a windowed design in a thin-walled structure is a method to further enhance the crashworthiness of the structure. In this study, two kinds of windowed designs were introduced into different regions of a multi-cell energy absorption structure to ...
Jiehao Chen+3 more
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“Where Have I Heard It?” Assessing the Recall of Traffic Safety Campaigns in the Dominican Republic
Although traffic crashes are the eighth leading cause of death in the world, and are linked to vehicle and infrastructure-related factors, crash-related fatality rates are much higher in low-income countries.
Francisco Alonso+3 more
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The pediatrician and traffic safety [PDF]
To instruct children and teenagers about safe transportation and about their behavior as cyclists and pedestrians.The MEDLINE and LILACS databases were searched, using the following terms, from 1995 to 2005: traffic accidents, child, adolescent, morbidity, mortality, age, and gender. Scientific articles on morbidity and mortality from traffic accidents,
Regina M. B. K. Pirito+1 more
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A study on aerodynamic noise characteristics of a high-speed maglev train with a speed of 600 km/h [PDF]
Purpose – This study aims to explore the formation mechanism of aerodynamic noise of a high-speed maglev train and understand the characteristics of dipole and quadrupole sound sources of the maglev train at different speed levels.
Jie Zhang+4 more
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Overall comfort is the priority for the high-speed railway (HSR) passengers, while its influencing factors and mechanism are not yet apparent. According to the source functional brain network and subjective report, this study revealed the potential ...
Chaojie Fan+15 more
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The coefficient of friction (COF) between the outer rail and the leading-outside wheel flange of a railway bogie running on sharp curved track is an important parameter for the progress of wheel/rail wear and running safety.
Yohei MICHITSUJI+9 more
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Psychoactive Medication and Traffic Safety [PDF]
Driving a car is important to maintain independence and participate in society. Many of those who use psychoactive medication are outpatients and are thus likely to drive a vehicle. Most common adverse effects that impair driving are reduced alertness, affected psychomotor functioning and impaired vision.
Joris C. Verster, Monique A.J. Mets
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