Conventional vs Electric Commercial Vehicle Fleets: A Case Study of Economic and Technological Factors Affecting the Competitiveness of Electric Commercial Vehicles in the USA

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of driver-related factors on crash involvement of four different types of commercial vehicles—express buses, local buses, taxis, and trucks—and to compare outcomes across types. Previous studies on commercial vehicle crashes have generally been focused on a single type of commercial vehicle; however, the characteristics of drivers as factors affecting crashes vary widely across types of commercial vehicles as well as across study sites. This underscores the need for comparative analysis between different types of commercial vehicles that operate in similar environments. Toward these ends, we analyzed 627,594 commercial vehicle driver records in South Korea using a mixed logit model able to address unobserved heterogeneity in crash-related data. The estimated outcomes showed that driver-related factors have common effects on crash involvement: greater experience had a positive effect (diminished driver crash involvement), while traffic violations, job change, and previous crash involvement had negative effects. However, the magnitude of the effects and heterogeneity varied across different types of commercial vehicles. The findings support the contention that the safety management policy of commercial drivers needs to be set differently according to the vehicle type. Furthermore, the variables in this study can be used as promising predictors to quantify potential crash involvement of commercial vehicles. Using these variables, it is possible to proactively identify groups of accident-prone commercial vehicle drivers and to implement effective measures to reduce their involvement in crashes.

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Forensic Engineering Tools and Analysis of Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders (HVEDRs)

Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers ◽

10.51501/jotnafe.v33i2.35 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Jerry S. Ogden ◽

Mathew Martonovich

Keyword(s):

Commercial Vehicle ◽

Heavy Vehicle ◽

Restraint System ◽

Event Data ◽

Commercial Vehicles ◽

Passenger Vehicles ◽

Sequence Of Events ◽

Event Recording ◽

Forensic Engineering

Since the 1990s, domestic passenger vehicles have been equipped with increasingly more sophisticated supplemental restraint system event data recorders (EDRs) that have become more commonplace in collision analysis. Many collision analysts are aware that most heavy commercial vehicles are likewise equipped with heavy vehicle event data recorders (HVEDRs) that may trigger during a hard braking or sudden decelerationevent — or when the driver activates a signal to trigger an event to the system. Some heavy commercial vehicleengine manufacturers even provide an additional record of the last stop of the vehicle. Unfortunately, there areno uniform standards as to the information recorded or even the triggering criteria for an event regarding heavy commercial vehicles. HVEDR records oftentimes provide valuable information that assists the forensic engineer inanalyzing collision or failure events. This paper provides the forensic engineer with HVEDR engine manufacturer download coverage and tools needed (as of the presentation of this paper), and explores anomalies in event recording that the forensic engineer should be aware may exist. A case study pertaining to an HVEDR record of a commercial vehicle having a peculiar recording anomaly is presented. This paper outlines the process of how the anomaly was resolved and the process of plotting the sequence of events for courtroom presentation.

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Socio-Technological Factors Affecting User’s Adoption of eHealth Functionalities: A Case Study of China and Ukraine eHealth Systems

IEEE Access ◽

10.1109/access.2019.2924584 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 90777-90788 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Svitlana Kutia ◽

Sajjad Hussain Chauhdary ◽

Celestine Iwendi ◽

Lin Liu ◽

Wang Yong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factors Affecting ◽

Technological Factors

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Factors Affecting The Sustainability Of The Asphalt Roads: A Case Study Of Irbid Inner Ring Road, Jordan

Indian Journal Of Applied Research ◽

10.15373/2249555x/feb2012/34 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 (5) ◽

pp. 93-94

Author(s):

Eng. Nasr Ahmad Eng. Nasr Ahmad ◽

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Dr. Mihai Iliescu

Keyword(s):

Factors Affecting ◽

Ring Road

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Factors Affecting Financial Literacy of Vietnamese Adults: A Case Study for Hanoi and Nghe An

VNU Journal of Science Economics and Business ◽

10.25073/2588-1108/vnueab.4084 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Tue Nguyen Dang

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Multiple Regression ◽

Financial Literacy ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Logistic Models ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Financial Behaviors ◽

Financial Decisions ◽

Literacy Level

This research examines the factors affecting the financial literacy of Vietnamese adults. Using a sample of 266 observations of adults in 2 big cities in Vietnam (Hanoi and Vinh in Nghe An Province), the author evaluates the literacy level of adults in these urban areas. The financial literacy of the interviewed people is low. The multiple regression results show that lower financial literacy levels associate with higher age and married status and higher financial literacy levels associate with higher education, more family members, the person making financial decisions and the person attending a useful financial course. This research also explores the association between financial literacy and financial behaviors of individuals employing logistic models. It is found that higher financial literacy associates with less probability of overspending and higher probability of saving money and careful spending. Higher financial literacy is also found to associate with higher probability of opening a savings account and making various investments.

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