Safety Assessment of the Interaction Between an Automated Vehicle and a Cyclist: A Controlled Field Test

The operation of automated vehicles (AVs) on shared roads requires attention concerning their interactions with vulnerable road users (VRUs), such as cyclists. This study investigates the safety of cyclists when they interact with an AV and compares it with their interaction with a conventional vehicle. Overall, 29 cyclists participated in a...

Predicting Damage Incidents, Fines, and Fuel Consumption from Truck Driver Data: A Study from the Netherlands

Trucks are disproportionately involved in fatal traffic accidents and contribute significantly to CO₂ emissions. Gathering data from trucks presents a unique opportunity for estimating driver-specific costs associated with truck operation. Although research has been published on the predictive validity of driver data, such as in...

Naval engineering and ship control special edition editorial

Editorial Special Issue: Naval Engineering and Ship Control II

Sensing and Machine Learning for Automotive Perception: A Review

Automotive perception involves understanding the external driving environment and the internal state of the vehicle cabin and occupants using sensor data. It is critical to achieving high levels of safety and autonomy in driving. This article provides an overview of different sensor modalities, such as cameras, radars, and light detection and...

Radiofrequency safety of high permittivity pads in MRI—Impact of insulation material

Purpose: High permittivity dielectric pads are known to be effective for tailoring the RF field and improving image quality in high field MRI. Despite a number of studies reporting benign specific absorption rate (SAR) effects, their “universal” safety remains an open concern. In this work, we evaluate the impact of the insulation material in...

Exploring the Influence of Signal Countdown Timers on Driver Behavior: An Analysis of Pedestrian–Vehicle Conflicts at Signalized Intersections

Although signal countdown timers (SCTs) are likely to enhance efficiency at signalized intersections, there is little research on how they affect road users’ behavior. The present study explores factors associated with driver behavior through two approaches to examine how SCTs influence drivers’ actions toward pedestrians violating red lights....

The identification of incidental learning as a cause of human error by exploring big data within railway safety

Accidents at work come at a major cost including fatalities, disability and economic burden. The ideas around accident causation have changed over time from describing accidents as ‘acts of gods’ and as the fault of individual employees, to accidents being the result of an interaction between organizational, technical and human factors. Included...

Criminal, Cosmopolitan, Commodified: How Rotterdam’s Interwar Amusement Street, the Schiedamsedijk, Became a Safe Mirror Image of Itself

This chapter develops a layered analysis of the Schiedamsedijk, Rotterdam’s interwar amusement street. It links the street’s split socio-cultural character to that of port cities in general, and investigates this along the lines of a similar divide in perceptions of safety and security. Based on an historical bird’s-eye view of the pleasure area...

Impact of Speed Limit Enforcement Cameras on Speed Behavior: Naturalistic Evidence from Brazil

Speeding is widely recognized as a key contributor to the occurrence and severity of road crashes, making studies on speed reduction devices particularly relevant given poor road safety outcomes worldwide. This study investigates the impact of fixed speed cameras on driver behavior and speed reduction in urban arterials using a naturalistic...

Exploring the challenges faced by Dutch truck drivers in the era of technological advancement

Introduction: Despite their important role in the economy, truck drivers face several challenges, including adapting to advancing technology. The current study investigated the occupational experiences of Dutch truck drivers to detect common patterns.<br/><br/>Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to professional drivers in order to collect...