scholarly journals MobRISK: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to flash flood events

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 1631-1651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saif Shabou ◽  
Isabelle Ruin ◽  
Céline Lutoff ◽  
Samuel Debionne ◽  
Sandrine Anquetin ◽  
...  

Abstract. Recent flash flood impact studies highlight that road networks are often disrupted due to adverse weather and flash flood events. Road users are thus particularly exposed to road flooding during their daily mobility. Previous exposure studies, however, do not take into consideration population mobility. Recent advances in transportation research provide an appropriate framework for simulating individual travel-activity patterns using an activity-based approach. These activity-based mobility models enable the prediction of the sequence of activities performed by individuals and locating them with a high spatial–temporal resolution. This paper describes the development of the MobRISK microsimulation system: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to extreme hydrometeorological events. MobRISK aims at providing an accurate spatiotemporal exposure assessment by integrating travel-activity behaviors and mobility adaptation with respect to weather disruptions. The model is applied in a flash-flood-prone area in southern France to assess motorists' exposure to the September 2002 flash flood event. The results show that risk of flooding mainly occurs in principal road links with considerable traffic load. However, a lag time between the timing of the road submersion and persons crossing these roads contributes to reducing the potential vehicle-related fatal accidents. It is also found that sociodemographic variables have a significant effect on individual exposure. Thus, the proposed model demonstrates the benefits of considering spatiotemporal dynamics of population exposure to flash floods and presents an important improvement in exposure assessment methods. Such improved characterization of road user exposures can present valuable information for flood risk management services.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saif Shabou ◽  
Isabelle Ruin ◽  
Céline Lutoff ◽  
Samuel Debionne ◽  
Sandrine Anquetin ◽  
...  

Abstract. Recent flash flood impact studies highlight that road network is often disrupted due to adverse weather and flash flood events. Road users are thus particularly exposed to road flooding during their daily mobility. Previous exposure analysis studies, however, don't take into consideration population mobility. Recent advances in transportation research provide an appropriate framework for simulating individual travel-activity patterns using activity-based approach. These activity-based mobility models enable to predict the sequence of activities performed by individuals and locate them with a high spatial-temporal resolution. This paper describes the development of MobRISK modelling system: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to extreme hydro-meteorological events. MobRISK aims at providing an accurate spatiotemporal exposure assessment by integrating travel-activity behaviors and mobility adaptation with respect to weather disruptions. The model is applied in a flash flood prone area in Southern France to assess motorists' exposure to September 2002 flash flood event. The results show that risk of flooding is mainly located in principal road links with considerable traffic load. However, a lag time between the timing of the road submersion and persons crossing these roads contributes to reduce the potential vehicle-related fatal accidents. It is also found that socio-demographic variables have significant effect on individual exposure. Thus, the proposed model demonstrates the benefits of considering spatiotemporal dynamics of population exposure to flash floods and presents an important improvement in exposure assessment methods. Such improved characterization of road user exposures can present valuable information for flood risk management services.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 246
Author(s):  
Ade Sarmini

<em><span lang="EN-SG">Along with increasing population mobility and increasing road users the need to have a SIM is increasing every day. Where the administration of traffic and services, such as SIM, STNKB and BPKB are oriented to the principle of quick and easy without ignoring the identification and extension of the letter. This research uses descriptive research method. Descriptive research is intended to explore and clarify phenomena or social realities. From the results of the study showed that the implementation of public service quality in making SIMs at the Karimun Regional Police Traffic Unit Office was seen from the aspect of physical facilities (tangible), reliability (responsiveness), responsiveness, assurance and empathy were running pretty good. Especially relating to the ability and reliability to provide trusted services, the ability to help and provide services quickly and appropriately, as well as being responsive to consumer desires, abilities and friendliness and employee courtesy in assuring consumer trust and firm but attentive attitudes of employees towards consumers . Although it is indeed an inhibiting factor for SIM services such as human resources, the level of awareness and facilities and infrastructure are still found in the service of making SIMs at the Karimun Regional Traffic Unit Office</span></em>


Author(s):  
Alexander Bigazzi ◽  
Gurdiljot Gill ◽  
Meghan Winters

Assessments of interactions between road users are crucial to understanding comfort and safety. However, observers may vary in their perceptions and ratings of road user interactions. The objective of this paper is to examine how perceptions of yielding, comfort, and safety for pedestrian interactions vary among observers, ranging from members of the public to road safety experts. Video clips of pedestrian interactions with motor vehicles and bicycles were collected from 11 crosswalks and shown to three groups of participants (traffic safety experts, an engaged citizen advisory group, and members of the general public) along with questions about yielding, comfort, and risk of injury. Experts had similar views of yielding and comfort to the other two groups, but a consistently lower assessment of injury risk for pedestrians in the study. Respondent socio-demographics did not relate to perceptions of yielding, comfort, or risk, but self-reported travel habits did. Respondents who reported walking more frequently rated pedestrian comfort as lower, and respondents who reported cycling more frequently rated risk as lower for pedestrian interactions with both motor vehicles and bicycles. Findings suggest small groups of engaged citizens can provide useful information about public perspectives on safety that likely diverge from expert assessments of risk, and that sample representation should be assessed in relation to travel habits rather than socio-demographics.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Andrew Paul Morris ◽  
Narelle Haworth ◽  
Ashleigh Filtness ◽  
Daryl-Palma Asongu Nguatem ◽  
Laurie Brown ◽  
...  

(1) Background: Passenger vehicles equipped with advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) functionalities are becoming more prevalent within vehicle fleets. However, the full effects of offering such systems, which may allow for drivers to become less than 100% engaged with the task of driving, may have detrimental impacts on other road-users, particularly vulnerable road-users, for a variety of reasons. (2) Crash data were analysed in two countries (Great Britain and Australia) to examine some challenging traffic scenarios that are prevalent in both countries and represent scenarios in which future connected and autonomous vehicles may be challenged in terms of safe manoeuvring. (3) Road intersections are currently very common locations for vulnerable road-user accidents; traffic flows and road-user behaviours at intersections can be unpredictable, with many vehicles behaving inconsistently (e.g., red-light running and failure to stop or give way), and many vulnerable road-users taking unforeseen risks. (4) Conclusions: The challenges of unpredictable vulnerable road-user behaviour at intersections (including road-users violating traffic or safe-crossing signals, or taking other risks) combined with the lack of knowledge of CAV responses to intersection rules, could be problematic. This could be further compounded by changes to nonverbal communication that currently exist between road-users, which could become more challenging once CAVs become more widespread.


2014 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 756-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Ki Eom ◽  
Kwang Sub Lee ◽  
Dae-seop Moon ◽  
Duckshin Park ◽  
Keun Yul Yang

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
S Mondal ◽  
L Akter ◽  
HJ Hiya ◽  
MA Farukh

The Sunamganj district is covered by major Haor systems in the north-eastern region of Bangladesh. Flash flood is the most commonly occurring water related disaster in the Haor areas. During the flash flood it is very common that people lost their primary agricultural productions which are the only source of their livelihood. The present study focuses on the effects of 2017 early flash flooding on rice and fish production of Sunamganj Haor areas. The flood caused enormous damage to agriculture such as rice especially Boro rice and fish production on which the Haor dwellers rely upon for their livelihood. The total affected land of Boro rice cultivation in Haors of Sunamganj was 149,224 hectare and the total amount of damaged rice was 393,855 metric ton (MT). The total number of affected farmers was 315,084. The early flash flood also affects the quality of Haor water which caused the death of fishes. The total amount of damaged fish was 49.75 MT and the loss was 158.70 lakh taka. The total number of affected fishermen was 44,445. This findings could be very useful for the environmental scientists to predict the probable future effects on agricultural production due to early flash flood events in Sunamganj Haors areas. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 12(1&2): 117-125, 2019


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