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The role of cooperative intelligent transport systems in road traffic safety [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Traffic management, with increasing levels of motorization, is a serious and relevant issue for all major cities and agglomerations in the world. The creation of cooperative intelligent transportation system (C-ITS) is an effective solution to all the ...
Topilin Ivan, Konovalova Daria
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Real-time steerable directional sound sources [PDF]
, 2013 Warning signal generators in cars are being developed that have the objective to warn vulnerable road users. Several sensor systems exist which are able to reveal the position of the vulnerable road users, which information can be used by the warning ...
Berkhoff, A.P., Rots, R. van der
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Vulnerable Road User needs towards ITS.
Transactions on Transport Sciences, 2017 Due to fast development of new technologies in the field of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) a number of new research topics arise, especially in view of vulnerable road users (VRUs). As most developments in the ITS sector are primarily targeting motorised transport with focus on safety and ecological aspects of transport, there is still a lack of ...
Daniel Bell, Ralf Risser
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External human–machine interfaces: Gimmick or necessity?
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2022 The last few years have seen a wealth of research on external human–machine interfaces (eHMIs). It has been argued that eHMIs are vital because they fill the social interaction void that arises with the introduction of automated vehicles (AVs).
Joost de Winter, Dimitra Dodou
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The social representation of the moped among teenage boys: between transgressive behavior and social integration [PDF]
, 2017 A moped user’s risk of being killed on the road is much higher than that of a motorist. If numerous studies have been performed for bikers, much rarer are works dealing with moped users, who however represent a population of vulnerable users.
M. Bessin, S. Gaymard
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Study on Perception and Communication Systems for Safety of Vulnerable Road Users [PDF]
, 2015 International audience—The existing R&D efforts for protecting vulnerable road users (VRU) are mainly based on perception techniques, which aim to detect VRUs utilizing vehicle embedded sensors.
Ben Jemaa, Ines +3 more
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Catching or Fining Speeders: A Political Economy Approach [PDF]
According to Becker (1968) it is best to use very high fines and low inspection probabilities to deter traffic accidents because inspection is costly.
Delhaye Eef +2 more
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Vulnerable road user safety and freight vehicles: A case study in North Carolina and Tennessee
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2022 Increasing freight traffic has posed greater road safety threats to Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs), including pedestrians and bicyclists, in urban communities.
Jueyu Wang +4 more
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Exploring Determinants of Urban Motorcycle Accident Severity : The Case of Barcelona [PDF]
, 2009 Public authorities and road users alike are increasingly concerned by recent trends in road safety outcomes in Barcelona, which is the European city with the highest number of registered Powered Two-Wheel (PTW) vehicles per inhabitant,.
Albalate del Sol, Daniel, +2 more
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SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES AND VULNERABLE ROAD USERS
American Journal of Public Health, 2007 We read with interest the article by Robertson,1 and we certainly agree that the sports utility vehicles (SUVs) pose an increased risk to small car occupants as well as vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, older persons, and children.2 In many developing countries, pedestrians, cyclists, rickshaw operators, and moped users represent
Ediriweera, Desapriya +2 more
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