Emotional Aspects of Road Safety Issues in Bielefeld, 1979-1995

Human behavior has been considered as a key factor in road safety. Mostly drivers involve in risky behaviors that cause road safety issues. The identification and categorization of risky driver behavior factors is very important to solve road safety issues. This study aims to evaluate and rank the most significant driver behavior factors related to road safety using multi criteria decision making applications. Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ) was designed based on Saaty scale by considering the important risky driver behavior factors related to road safety. Twenty experts of transportation engineering department having high driving experience were asked to fill the dynamic questionnaire survey. The analytic network process (ANP) was applied based on pairwise comparisons of driver responses to rank the risky driver behavior factors. Network model results were used to differentiate more significant and less significant risky driving behavior factors based on measured criteria on perceived road safety issues. The analysis results revealed that "driving without alcohol use" was the most significant factor and "obeying speed limits" was the least significant factor for road safety as compared to other factors. The high rank risky driver behavior factors should be more focused to solve road safety issues.

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Practical Safety Tool for Local Low-Volume Rural Roads: The Road Safety Audit Review

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.3141/1819a-33 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 1819 (1) ◽

pp. 225-230 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Eugene M. Wilson ◽

Martin E. Lipinski

Keyword(s):

Road Safety ◽

Local Governments ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Transportation Safety ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Audit Review ◽

The Road ◽

Rural Road ◽

Low Volume ◽

Road Safety Audit

Practical tools for improving transportation safety are needed worldwide. It has been estimated that motor vehicle–related crashes account for more than 1 million fatalities each year, and the number of serious injuries far exceeds fatalities. Local and low-volume roads are significantly overrepresented in crash statistics. Globally, the road safety audit (RSA) concept has been recognized as an effective tool in identifying and reducing the crash potential of roadways when used to analyze the safety aspects of project plans and designs before completion. In the local rural road arena, many safety issues are associated with existing roadway networks. Many of these networks have developed over time with little or no planning or design. There is a critical need for a practical tool that focuses on the safety of the existing as-built local road network. The RSA review (RSAR) process has been developed for this purpose, giving specific recognition to the functionality of the road being evaluated for safety issues. Significant numbers of safety improvements are needed, and practical approaches to address these needs are crucial. The RSAR tool has the potential to be particularly beneficial to local governments in systematically addressing safety deficiencies on existing rural road networks. In addition, it is a proactive safety tool that has the potential to protect agencies from tort liability since it establishes a record of the organization’s safety agenda. An RSAR methodology that can be adapted by local agencies is presented. A case study illustrating the application of this process is included. Also highlighted is a local rural training program that has been presented in several states for county applications. The focus is on U.S. county applications, but it is recognized that the process has utility for other agencies and has application in other countries. The necessity for training as a key component in the development of a sustainable safety program is emphasized.

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New Challenges in Road Safety Evaluation: Towards the Development of an Evolutionary Framework

Volume 2: 29th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Parts A and B ◽

10.1115/detc2009-87316 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Romain Fricheteau ◽

Mounib Mekhilef ◽

Yves Pages ◽

Thierry Hermitte

Keyword(s):

Road Safety ◽

Safety Evaluation ◽

Vehicle Safety ◽

Evaluation Activity ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Evaluation Models ◽

Safety Strategies ◽

Policy Measures ◽

Safety Systems ◽

Knowledge Evaluation

As road safety issues become increasingly complex and involve various stakeholders, designing of safety actions as on-board vehicle safety systems or public policy measures needs knowledge that describes the performance level to fulfil the objectives. Performance is assessed by evaluating designed actions as regards their functional specifications. By its ability to create new knowledge, evaluation is also used to improve existing actions or to specify road safety strategies. However, given the complexity of the evaluation activity and its context, experts consider that the existing knowledge is insufficient. One considers that this situation reflects the lack of a theoretical framework. In particular, there is no way to identify emerging assessment issues due to the insertion of new safety systems and the emergence of new users’ behaviours. In this paper, we introduce a framework that describes the design of the evaluation methods in the field of road safety. It is used as a guide to build new evaluation models for specific stakeholders and viewpoints. This framework is based on the identification of the objectives to be achieved and the use of the evaluators’ expertise.

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Evaluation of Case Studies for Public Involved Project concerned with Road Safety Issues

INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING REVIEW ◽

10.2208/journalip.24.791 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. 791-796

Author(s):

Yasuo HINO ◽

Jun MIYAKE ◽

Nagahiro YOSHIDA ◽

Tetsuo MITANI

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Road Safety ◽

Safety Issues

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Statistical Evaluation of Risky Driver Behavior Factors that Influence Road Safety based on Drivers Age and Driving Experience in Budapest and Islamabad

European Transport/Trasporti Europei ◽

10.48295/et.2020.80.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 80 (ET.2020) ◽

pp. 1-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Danish Farooq

Keyword(s):

Road Safety ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Driver Behavior ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Age Group ◽

Road Accidents ◽

Driving Experience ◽

Safety Issues ◽

One Year ◽

Intelligent Assistant

Driver behavior is considered as one of the most influential factors on road safety. Most of the drivers on road involve in risky driving attitudes which cause fatal and seriously injured road accidents. This study aims to evaluate and compare the risky driver behavior factors that influence road safety based on drivers age and driving experience for Budapest and Islamabad. To achieve this, the study utilized the well-proved driver behavior questionnaire (DBQ) designed on a three-point scale to analyse statistically the driver behavior responses on perceived road safety issues. The study overall results found that drivers with age group ‘18-21 year’ and drivers with driving experience less than one year are more likely to involve in risky driver behavior factors as compared to other studied groups. Furthermore, the Budapest drivers with age group ‘18-21 year’ and driving experience less than one year are more concerned in risky driver behavior factors such as ‘disregard speed limit’, ‘failing to use personal intelligent assistant’ and ‘frequently changing lanes’. While Islamabad drivers with the same demographic characteristics are more concerned in several risky driver behavior factors as compared to other age and driving experience groups. Moreover, ANOVA analysis was run to measure the statistical significance of risky driver behavior factors between designated groups of drivers. Finally, relative risk (RR) was measured to compare that how much times one driver group is more likely to involve in risky driver behavior factors as compared to the other driver group in the sample. The study highlighted the most frequent risky driver behavior factors for each observed group to help the local policymakers to solve related road safety issues.

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Comment and Comics Artwork by Mohd Yaman Ahmad Mus in Anak Sabah Newspaper on 1957

Harmonia Journal of Arts Research and Education ◽

10.15294/harmonia.v15i2.4606 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Mohd Sawari Rahim ◽

Ismail Ibrahim ◽

Suraya Hani Zakaria

Keyword(s):

Road Safety ◽

Well Being ◽

Moral Values ◽

Visual Images ◽

Historical Records ◽

Safety Issues ◽

True Story ◽

Erwin Panofsky ◽

Independence Era ◽

Holistic Manner

<p>The aims for producing comics in newspaper is to convey a message instead of just an entertainment for the newspaper readers. It also can be a documentation materials for historical records and civilization history through the situation at that time. These visual images are used by Mohd Yaman Ahmad Mus to display the true story about the behavior, attitudes and moral values that apply in everyday life through his creativity and self-expression. This aims to teach and create awareness among public besides of building a harmony and well-being of the community. The display image was analyzed using a theoretical approach of iconography by Erwin Panofsky (1955). This theory was classified into three levels, which is pre-iconographic, iconography and iconological (iconology interpretation) to explain and demystify the nature and meaning of painting in a holistic manner. The study showed that the content of messages and lessons in painting shows road safety issues which are still happen since the pre-independence era in Sabah until now.</p>

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Assessing self-reported risky behavior among two-wheeled vehicle users: an exploratory analysis comparing e-bikers to other riders

European Transport Research Review ◽

10.1186/s12544-021-00508-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Isabelle Ragot-Court ◽

Carole Rodon ◽

Pierre Van Elslande ◽

Jian Zhuo

Keyword(s):

Road Safety ◽

Risky Behavior ◽

Comparative Approach ◽

Future Research ◽

Maximum Speed ◽

Large Cities ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Fit Indexes ◽

Two Wheeler ◽

Variance Explained

AbstractThe current deployment of e-bikes in large cities all over the world raises new road safety problems. The shared features of e-bikes and other types of two-wheelers, notably in terms of size and maneuverability, can lead to common road safety issues and similar accident mechanisms. This paper outlines the value of a comparative approach that includes all kinds of two-wheelers, motorized or not: bicycles, e-bikes of both the bicycle type and the scooter type, LPG and gasoline scooters, and motorcycles. For this purpose, a new self-reported risky behavior inventory was developed and its validity tested among 400 two-wheeler users in Shanghai. China, where the spread of e-bikes and other two-wheelers took place several years ago, is a useful country to study to shed light on issues that are emerging in Europe. Results indicate highly satisfactory psychometric properties of the inventory with a single-factor 12-item structure (52.81% of variance explained, α = .93) and very satisfactory fit indexes. In terms of construct validity, the eta (η) correlation ratio indicates its significant relation with self-reported previous accidents and with several criterion related experience variables. Furthermore, a high correlation was noted between the inventory scores and the maximum speed of the participants’ vehicles. Ultimately, the inventory will enable future research to characterize and explain risky riding behaviors by riders of e-bikes compared to riders of other two-wheelers in China and, with some slight adaptations, these results can be applied to the European context.

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Evaluation of Driver Behavior Criteria for Evolution of Sustainable Traffic Safety

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11113142 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 3142 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Danish Farooq ◽

Sarbast Moslem ◽

Szabolcs Duleba

Keyword(s):

Hierarchical Structure ◽

Traffic Safety ◽

Road Safety ◽

Driver Behavior ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Influential Factor ◽

Analytic Hierarchy ◽

Safety Issues ◽

The Hierarchical Structure ◽

The Difference

Driver behavior has been considered as the most influential factor in reducing fatal road accidents and the resulting injuries. Thus, it is important to focus on the significance of driver behavior criteria to solve road safety issues for a sustainable traffic system. The recent study aims to enumerate the most significant driver behavior factors which have a critical impact on road safety. The well-proven Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been applied for 20 examined driver behavior factors in a three-level hierarchical structure. Linguistic judgment data have been collected from three nominated evaluator groups in order to detect the difference of responses on perceived road safety issues. The comparison scales had been averaged prior to computing the weights of driver behavior factors. The AHP ranking results have revealed that most of the drivers are most concerned about the “Errors”, followed by the “Lapses” for the first level. The highest influential sub-criteria for the second level is the “Aggressive violations” and for the third level, the “Drive with alcohol use”. Kendall’s rank correlation has also been applied to detect the agreement degree among the evaluator groups for each level in the hierarchical structure. The estimated results indicate that road management authorities should focus on high-rank significant driver behavior criteria to solve road safety issues for sustainable traffic safety.

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Aesthetic Identity Development Among Trans Adolescents and Young Adults

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal ◽

10.1177/0887302x20975382 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 0887302X2097538

Author(s):

Jenifer K. McGuire ◽

Andrew Reilly

Keyword(s):

Identity Development ◽

Social Systems ◽

The United States ◽

Future Research ◽

Role Taking ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Emotional Aspects ◽

Identity Based ◽

Dress And Identity ◽

Binary Gender

Dress is used by transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals as a way to develop and maintain identity, whether to reinforce a binary gender code or disrupt social expectations. However, safety issues of living in a society where TNB persons are discriminated against, harassed, and assaulted, and where binary gender violations are met with resistance, creates tension between expression of authentic gender identity and navigation of social systems. A framework for creating an aesthetic identity based on dress and identity development scholarship was created and used to analyze responses from interviews with 90 TNB individuals located in the United States, Canada, and Ireland. Findings revealed the dialectic tension between performativity and safety. The framework explores aesthetic identity through concepts including sensory, cognitive, and emotional aspects of clothing; scaffolding and feedback; role making and role taking; and exploration and commitment. Limitations and future research are discussed.

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LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLES AND ROAD SAFETY

Transport ◽

10.3846/transport.2010.41 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 336-343 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Aivis Grīslis

Keyword(s):

Traffic Safety ◽

Road Safety ◽

Traffic Accident ◽

Road Vehicles ◽

Driver Training ◽

Braking Performance ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Heavy Truck ◽

The Relationship ◽

Made In

The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between the features of Longer Combination Vehicles (LCVs) and road safety issues. LCVs are road vehicles that exceed dimensions of a typical or standard heavy truck‐trailer or tractor‐semitrailer combination vehicles in length or length and weight. The systematization of LCVs is done. Several areas, which are likely to benefit through LCVs, are listed and described. The analysis of literature review is made in the areas where additional problems may be encountered using LCVs. Several engineering factors such as resistance to rollover, swept‐path parameters, vehicle capabilities of accelerating and maintaining speed as well as braking performance are analyzed. Several research projects on traffic accident analysis have been looked through to compare their conclusions about traffic safety of LCVs. The analysis of discussions related to LCVs traffic safety issues is provided. Some transportation experts and community groups have conflicting views about road safety issues of LCVs. The opinions and related arguments of both parties are discussed in this paper. Several technical improvements in designing LCVs and the importance of driver training programs are described.

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