Road safety in the UAE

2022 ◽  
pp. 226-236
Author(s):  
Thomas Edelmann
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety

Occupational risk and early signs of disadaptation in young traffic police officers working in a shift schedule

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 884-887
Author(s):  
Ekaterina F. Chernikova
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Traffic Police ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Early Signs ◽  
Scientific Justification ◽  
Years Of Service

Introduction. In the course of their professional activities, traffic police inspectors of State Road Safety Inspectorate (SRSI) are exposed to harmful working conditions. The aim of study is to provide scientific justification for the periods of service of inspectors that are important for the diagnosis of early signs of professionally caused diseases. Materials and methods. The study was carried out in a group of traffic police inspectors of the traffic police in accordance with the ethical standards set forth in the Declaration of Helsinki, 1975 (with additions, 1983), a positive conclusion of the ethical committee. The age of the traffic police officers was 24-50 years old, the experience was 1-19 years (average values 34±0.46 and 8.21±0.40 years). Results. In the course of the study, a class of working conditions was determined-3.4. low-level traffic police officers showed signs of disadaptation, a high risk of morbidity with temporary disability and professionally caused pathology of the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine, and digestive systems. Conclusions. It is advisable to conduct an in-depth preventive medical examination of inspectors after 1-2 years of service. The first 4 years of service are important for preventive measures.

ASSESSMENT OF ROAD SAFETY AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-79
Author(s):  
A.N. NOVIKOV ◽  
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S.V. EREMIN ◽  
D.O. LOMAKIN ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Regional Level

IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WIRE PLATFORMS AT THE TRAM STOPS

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
Е.V. AGEEVA ◽  
◽  
A.I. PYKHTIN ◽  
M.S. KOROLEV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
The Wire

Courses to Fine Tune Traffic Management and Road Safety

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suppakorn Poonyarith ◽  
Chankanit Kritaya Suriyamanee ◽  
Sunee Kanyajit
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Fine Tune

scholarly journals Modelling of a Partially Loaded Road Tanker during a Braking-in-a-Turn Maneuver

Actuators ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Otremba ◽  
José Romero Navarrete ◽  
Alejandro Lozano Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
Dynamic Interaction ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Lateral Stability ◽  
Safety Level ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Braking System ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Fill Level

Road safety depends on several factors associated with the vehicle, to the infrastructure, as well as to the environment and experience of vehicle drivers. Concerning the vehicle factors influencing the safety level of an infrastructure, it has been shown that the dynamic interaction between the carried liquid cargo and the vehicle influences the operational safety limits of the vehicle. A combination of vehicle and infrastructure factors converge when a vehicle carrying liquid cargo at a partial fill level performs a braking maneuver along a curved road segment. Such a maneuver involves both longitudinal and lateral load transfers that potentially affect both the braking efficiency and the lateral stability of the vehicle. In this paper, a series of models are set together to simulate the effects of a sloshing cargo on the braking efficiency and load transfer rate of a partially filled road tanker. The model assumes the superposition of the roll and pitch independent responses, while the vehicle is equipped with Anti-lock braking System brakes (ABS) in the four wheels. Results suggest that cargo sloshing can affect the performance of the vehicle on the order of 2% to 9%, as a function of the performance measure considered. A dedicated ABS system could be considered to cope with such diminished performance.

scholarly journals Personality and Behavioral Predictors of Cyclist Involvement in Crash-Related Conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 4881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yubing Zheng ◽  
Yang Ma ◽  
Nan Li ◽  
Jianchuan Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
Crash Rates ◽  
Model Combining

In recent years, the increasing rate of road crashes involving cyclists with a disproportionate overrepresentation in injury statistics has become a major concern in road safety and public health. However, much remains unknown about factors contributing to cyclists’ high crash rates, especially those related to personal characteristics. This study aims to explore the influence of cyclist personality traits and cycling behaviors on their road safety outcomes using a mediated model combining these constructs. A total of 628 cyclists completed an online questionnaire consisting of questions related to cycling anger, impulsiveness, normlessness, sensation seeking, risky cycling behaviors, and involvement in crash-related conditions in the past year. After the psychometric properties of the employed scales were examined, the relationships among the tested constructs were investigated using structural equation modeling. The results showed that cyclists’ crash risks were directly predicted by risky cycling behaviors and cycling anger, and the effects of cycling anger, impulsiveness, as well as normlessness on crash risks, were mediated by cycling behaviors. The current findings provide insight into the importance of personality traits in impacting cycling safety and could facilitate the development of evidence-based prevention and promotion strategies targeting cyclists in China.

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