scholarly journals Drive2Pass: A 3D Game-Based Interactive Driving Simulation System for Improving the Youth Driving Learning and Training using Machine Learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Yang ◽  
Yu Sun
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Accident Rate ◽  
Driving Behaviors ◽  
3D Game ◽  
Individual Concepts ◽  
Potential Alternative ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
Car Accident ◽  
And Training

Youths have a higher car accident rate, so to decrease the percentage, I developed a game that will teach players to practice safer driving behaviors [5]. It is meant to simulate real driving, and teaches the players key individual concepts about road safety. This game puts an emphasis on properly executing blinking, hill parking, and headlights. This addresses the problem in other games where they solely focus on steering and acceleration, as this game also includes other driving elements to promote defensive driving. The intended goal of this game was to teach beginner drivers proper driving etiquette in a safe, risk-free environment and become a potential alternative to the traditional method of driving on real roads.

scholarly journals Comparison Analysis between Real Accident Locations and Simulated Risk Areas in An Urban Road Network

Safety ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido ◽  
Vitale ◽  
Astarita ◽  
Giofrè
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Microscopic Simulation ◽  
Accident Rate ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Traffic Conflict ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Risk Rate ◽  
Historical Accident

Recently, many researchers have employed a microsimulation technique to study the chain of interactions among vehicles, which generates an accident occurrence in some circumstances. This new approach to studying road safety is named traffic conflict technique. The aim of this paper is to assess how the microscopic simulation is a useful tool to identify potentially unsafe vehicle interactions and how high-risk locations identified by a microsimulation technique are similar to the ones identified by using historical accident data. Results show that high-risk locations identified by the simulation framework are superimposable to those identified by using the historical accident database. In particular, the statistical analysis employed based on Pearson’s correlation demonstrates a significative correspondence between a risk rate defined with simulation and an accident rate determined by the observed accidents dataset.

scholarly journals Driving Anger, Aberrant Driving Behaviors, and Road Crash Risk: Testing of a Mediated Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingru Zhang ◽  
Alan H.S. Chan ◽  
Hongjun Xue ◽  
Xiaoyan Zhang ◽  
Da Tao
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Crash Risk ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Driving Anger ◽  
Driving Behaviors ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Road Crash

With the dramatic increase in motorization, road traffic crashes have become the leading cause of death in China. To reduce the losses associated with road safety problems, it is important to understand the risk factors contributing to the high crash rate among Chinese drivers. This study investigated how driving anger and aberrant driving behaviors are related to crash risk by proposing and testing one mediated model. In this model, the effects of driving anger on road crash risk were mediated by aberrant driving behaviors. However, unlike previous studies, instead of using the overall scale scores, the subscales of driving anger and aberrant driving behaviors were used to establish the mediated model in this study. To test the validity of this model, an Internet-based questionnaire, which included various measures of driving anger, aberrant driving, and road crash history, was completed by a sample of 1974 Chinese drivers. The results showed that the model fitted the data very well and aberrant driving behaviors fully mediated the effects of driving anger on road crash risk. Findings from the present study are useful for the development of countermeasures to reduce road traffic crashes in China.

scholarly journals Addressing education and training needs of road safety auditors

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1525814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Vardaki ◽  
Evangelos Bekiaris ◽  
George Kanellaidis ◽  
Filippo G. Pratico
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals The crash involvement of older drivers is associated with their hazard perception latencies

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 939-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARK S. HORSWILL ◽  
KAARIN J. ANSTEY ◽  
CHRISTOPHER G. HATHERLY ◽  
JOANNE M. WOOD
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Operating Characteristic ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Hazard Perception ◽  
Mean Response Time ◽  
Useful Field Of View ◽  
Safety Interventions ◽  
The One ◽  
And Training

AbstractHazard perception in driving is the one of the few driving-specific skills associated with crash involvement. However, this relationship has only been examined in studies where the majority of individuals were younger than 65. We present the first data revealing an association between hazard perception and self-reported crash involvement in drivers aged 65 and over. In a sample of 271 drivers, we found that individuals whose mean response time to traffic hazards was slower than 6.68 s [the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve derived pass mark for the test] were 2.32 times [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.46, 3.22) more likely to have been involved in a self-reported crash within the previous 5 years than those with faster response times. This likelihood ratio became 2.37 (95% CI, 1.49, 3.28) when driving exposure was controlled for. As a comparison, individuals who failed a test of useful field of view were 2.70 (95% CI, 1.44, 4.44) times more likely to crash than those who passed. The hazard perception test and the useful field of view measure accounted for separate variance in crash involvement. These findings indicate that hazard perception testing and training could be potentially useful for road safety interventions for this age group. (JINS, 2010, 16, 939–944.)

scholarly journals COMMUNITY SERVICE OF AGRO TOURISM IN SIBETAN VILLAGE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adi Krisna
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Online Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Potential Alternative ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Village ◽  
And Training ◽  
Local Farmers

The development of tourism in Indonesia in line with the government’s program to promote tourism as an effort to increase foreign exchange outside the oil and fuel sector. One potential alternative which could be developed in the village was agro tourism, which has been started to be developed and many of them were already successfully managed. Rilla, et al (1999) stated that the agro tourism development should be an opportunity for local farmers to increase their income for their family. Two groups that became the partners in this community service were Abian Salak agro tourism farmer group and Kebun Salak agro tourism farmer group in Sibetan village. They were selected as the partner in the activities of this program because they had same problems, namely they had low knowledge in managing their agro tourism and low knowledge in promoting their agro tourism to the public especially for domestic or international travelers who have interest in agro tourism. The solutions that were done by the team to overcome these problems were providing the training of agro tourism management that was attractive and sustainable, assisting the farmer in providing essential facilities to support activities that was offered by agro-tourism as well as their knowledge to take care those facilities, and training the farmer in promoting their agro tourism by using offline media (brochures and joining some activities of tourism festival) and online media (agro-tourism website and the use of social media). The methods that were used in these activities were assisting and training the farmer in managing their agro tourism and promoting them to the costumers. Those problems could be solved and could give a positive impact to the agro tourism management that was attractive and sustainable.

scholarly journals Assistance in Processing Household Plastic Waste into Ecobricks at Medas Harmony Housing, West Lombok

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suwati Ummat ◽  
Marianah Marianah ◽  
Muanah Muanah ◽  
Ahmad Akromul Huda ◽  
Desy Ambar Sari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Disposal Site ◽  
Final Disposal ◽  
Potted Plants ◽  
Household Products ◽  
Community Skills ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
And Training

Household waste contributes to the volume of waste. In general, household waste is easily biodegradable and difficult to decompose. Household products that are hard to decompose are generally plastic and plastic bottles predominantly. The difficulty of decomposing household plastic waste requires serious handling, so it is necessary to provide assistance for processing plastic waste into useful creations. One of them becomes ecobric. There are two methods of this activity, namely direct counseling and training. The results obtained after the community service activities were completed was that they were able to improve community skills in processing plastic waste into ecobrics. Furthermore, ecobrics are created into potted plants and other forms of creation. In addition, after this activity is carried out, it can reduce the movement of plastic waste to the final disposal site (TPA), so that the community hopes that this activity will continue to be transmitted to other places to create a clean and free environment from plastic waste.

Experimental Optimization of a Discrete Robot Exhibiting Hysteresis

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Kirsch ◽  
Michael Kean ◽  
Raymond J. Cipra
Keyword(s):  
Vision System ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Camera Placement ◽  
End Effector ◽  
Experimental Optimization ◽  
Automation Systems ◽  
Small Scales ◽  
Potential Alternative ◽  
And Training

Discrete joint manipulators are a potential alternative to common continuous joint robots used in industry today. Applications of a discrete joint manipulator include proximity positioning tasks, space exploration, camera placement, and automation systems. Discrete robots are potentially useful for small scale robots because it is difficult to implement sensors and motors at small scales. This work discusses the results obtained with an experimental 7 link robot designed for an 8 × 12 inch grid. Results show that a discrete robot can successfully be used for proximity positioning tasks. The performance depends on the location of discrete points relative to the desired points and also on the repeatability of the experimental manipulator. Results obtained via a vision system demonstrate the potential capabilities of the planar discrete manipulator. Results include subsets of end-effector positions in the gridspace and training results.

scholarly journals Youngsters’ Opinions and Attitudes toward the Use of Electric Bicycles in Israel

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafa Elias ◽  
Victoria Gitelman
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Opinion Survey ◽  
Acceptable Alternative ◽  
Drastic Increase ◽  
Electric Bicycle ◽  
Widespread Phenomenon ◽  
The Common ◽  
Dangerous Behaviors ◽  
And Training

Throughout Israel, unlike other countries, a growing use of electric bicycle (EB) by youngsters (below 18) has been observed, accompanied by a drastic increase in the number of related injuries. This phenomenon is widely discussed by various authorities and media in Israel, whilst its characteristics are actually unknown. Existing literature on the use of EBs is limited. Thus, an opinion survey of young EB riders was conducted, with the aim of recording and analyzing the characteristics and general perception of teen EB users and to explore their behaviors. The results show that using EBs increases the frequency and the distance of teens’ daily commute. The use of EB improves mobility independence, allowing for less reliance on parents and a widening of potential destinations. In addition, the results indicate that a substantial percent of the teens are not familiar with the legal regulations concerning EBs having been involved in various dangerous behaviors. Though the overall preference is to use bicycle paths, the common acceptable alternative is pedestrian sidewalks. These results suggest that a combination of road safety education and training with an improvement of existing infrastructure are the best way to tackle this new and widespread phenomenon.

SOCIAL ENREPRENEURSHIP: IMPACT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) FACTORS ON WORKERS’ BEHAVIOR IN DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION SECTORS IN OMAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viswanadham Silaparasetti ◽  
G V. R. Srinivasarao ◽  
Firdouse Rahman Khan
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
And Training

PURPOSEThis paper critically analyzes and assesses the various factors of occupational health and safety (OHS), and elucidate the factors affecting construction workers’ behavior in different construction projects of Oman. It aims to create Occupational Health and Safety awareness in construction workers working for Social Entrepreneurs in Oman.DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACHTwo hundred and fifty-two construction workers from various projects were selected based on a simple random sampling basis, and the data was collected through a well-defined questionnaire.FINDINGSThe study shows that workers favor communication in the improvement of workers’ behavior in the industrial and infrastructure construction projects.Education and training help in capacity building and skills development and contributes towards sustainable positive OHS result in petrochemical construction projects. Management commitment plays a major part to maintain a sustained hazard free environment in building construction projects. The study also shows that the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) factors –OHS policies, health care, communication, management commitment, education and training and workers’ behavior, have a direct impact on health and safety results towards social entrepreneurship of creating awareness in the construction sectors of Oman.RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/ IMPLICATIONSA model named Construction Industries Influencing Factors Framework (CIIFF) Model, has been developed with the orientation of workers’ behavior which can be developed further making improvements in the existing mechanism and the factors influencing can be dealt with wider procedures to ensure improvements.SOCIAL IMPLICATIONSThe model may help in creating tools that are more effective to reduce Occupational Health and Safety related accidents and property damages in a construction project. 

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