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An Analysis of Vulnerable Road Users Overtaking Maneuver along the Urban Road

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
This paper discusses driving styles while overtaking a vulnerable road user who moves along the shoulder in urban roads. Based on the data obtained from an experiment in pre-defined conditions (combinations of four main effects: vehicle’s initial speed ...
Manh Dung Vu   +6 more
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Detection of Vulnerable Road Users in Smart Cities [PDF]

open access: yes2014 Eighth International Conference on Next Generation Mobile Apps, Services and Technologies, 2014
Starting from 2008, more than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas, and this number is expected to grow for the next decades. To the extent that the population of a city grows, new problems arise, which include scarcity of resources, pollution, and traffic congestion.
Francisco Guayante   +2 more
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Road Traffic Injuries among Schoolchildren from Rural and Urban Districts of South India: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesIndian Journal of Medical Specialities, 2022
Introduction: Children are prone to road traffic injuries (RTIs) while commuting to school as pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and occupants of vehicles. Understanding these injuries is crucial for planning injury prevention programs. There is not
Y. R. Manjunatha Babu   +2 more
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Study on influence of walking experience on traffic safety attitudes and values among foreign residents in Japan

open access: yesIATSS Research, 2022
The most vulnerable user in road space is still an ordinary pedestrian even though the top fatalities by traffic mode differ in countries. Thus, prioritizing/protecting vulnerable road users is essential to improve road safety.
Kento Yoh   +3 more
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Crash severity analysis of vulnerable road users using machine learning.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Road crash fatality is a universal problem of the transportation system. A massive death toll caused annually due to road crash incidents, and among them, vulnerable road users (VRU) are endangered with high crash severity.
Md Mostafizur Rahman Komol   +5 more
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Research on the Use of Mobile Devices and Headphones on Pedestrian Crossings—Pilot Case Study from Slovakia

open access: yesSafety, 2021
The topic of the use of mobile devices and headphones on pedestrian crossings is much less explored in comparison to the use of the mobile phone while driving. Recent years have seen many discussions on this issue, especially in foreign countries.
Miroslava Mikusova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does the Use of Cell Phones and Headphones at the Signalised Pedestrian Crossings Increase the Risk of Accident?

open access: yesThe Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2020
Reduction of the number of fatalities among pedestrians remains a topical issue in Poland. For many years, this percentage has remained at around 30% of all those who were killed on the road.
Joanna Wachnicka, Karol Kulesza
doaj   +1 more source

Fully Informed Vulnerable Road Users [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the 21st International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services, 2019
Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) are all those with an increased vulnerability on the road, in particular non-motorised ones. Until now, the emphasis has been in politics more focused on drivers, vehicles and infrastructures. However, recent developments show a shift in other directions, with researchers now devoting efforts to improve VRUs' safety. Hence,
Bruno Fernandes 0002   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Epidemiological and clinical profile of fatality in vulnerable road users at a high volume trauma center

open access: yesJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2018
Background: Motorized two-wheelers, pedestrians, and cyclists are termed vulnerable road users (VRUs).Globally up to 50% of road deaths involve VRU and up to 80% in developing and rapidly motorizing economies. Objective: The objective of this study is to
Angeline Neetha Radjou, S Mohan Kumar
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Implicit Communication of Motorists and Cyclists in Intersection Using Video and Trajectory Data

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
The interaction of automated vehicles with vulnerable road users is one of the greatest challenges in the development of automated driving functions (ADF).
Meng Zhang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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