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Both crash count and severity are thought to quantify crash risk at defined transport network locations (e.g. intersections, a particulate section of highway, etc.). Crash count is a measure of the likelihood of occurring a potential harmful event, whereas crash severity is a ...

The frequency and severity of traffic crashes have commonly been used as indicators of crash risk on transport networks. Comprehensive modeling of crash risk should account for both frequency and injury severity—capturing both the extent and intensity of transport risk for design ...

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An investigation into the self-regulation of mobile phone tasks while driving

The adaptive behaviour of mobile phone distracted drivers has been a topic of much discussion in the recent literature, but the mechanisms of behavioural adaptation are still unclear. This study investigated the influence of driving demands, secondary task characteristics, and pe ...
Missing data can lead to biased and inefficient parameter estimates in statistical models, depending on the missing data mechanism. Count regression models are no exception, with missing data leading to incorrect inferences about the effects of explanatory variables. A convenient ...
The precision and bias of Safety Performance Functions (SPFs) heavily rely on the data upon which they are estimated. When local (spatially and temporally representative) data are not sufficiently available, the estimated parameters in SPFs are likely to be biased and inefficient ...
This study investigated how situational characteristics typically encountered in the transport system influence drivers’ perceived likelihood of engaging in mobile phone multitasking. The impacts of mobile phone tasks, perceived environmental complexity/risk, and drivers' individ ...
Objective: The speed selection behavior of drivers has been reported to vary across driver demographics, psychological attributes, and vehicle-specific factors. In contrast, the effects of roadway geometric, traffic characteristics, and site-specific factors on speed selection ar ...
Purpose – The purpose of this chapter is to review the methodological and empirical underpinnings of transport network screening, or management, as it relates to improving road safety. As jurisdictions around the world are charged with transport network management in order to red ...

In the safety literature, motor vehicle crashes are modelled predominately using single equation regression models, albeit with a variety of distributional assumptions and econometric enhancements. These models rely on a single linear additive predictive equation—which becomes ...

Self-regulation of driving speed among distracted drivers

An application of driver behavioral adaptation theory

Objective: The adaptive behavior of mobile phone–distracted drivers has been a topic of much discussion in the recent literature. Both simulator and naturalistic studies suggest that distracted drivers generally select lower driving speeds; however, speed adaptation is not observ ...

Risk factors of mobile phone use while driving in Queensland

Prevalence, attitudes, crash risk perception, and task-management strategies

Distracted driving is one of the most significant human factor issues in transport safety. Mobile phone interactions while driving may involve a multitude of cognitive and physical resources that result in inferior driving performance and reduced safety margins. The current study ...
The use of mobile phones while driving remains a major human factors issue in the transport system. A significant safety concern is that driving while distracted by a mobile phone potentially modifies the driving speed leading to conflicts with other road users and consequently i ...
The use of mobile phones while driving is increasing at an alarming rate despite the associated crash risks. A significant safety concern is that driving while distracted by a mobile phone is more prevalent among young drivers, a less experienced driving cohort with elevated cras ...
The state of the practice in black spot identification uses safety performance functions based on total crash counts to identify high-risk crash sites. This paper postulates that total crash count is a result of multiple distinct risk-generating processes (RGPs), including geomet ...
The use of mobile phones while driving—one of the most common driver distractions—has been a significant research interest during the most recent decade. While there has been a considerable amount research and excellent reviews on how mobile phone distractions influence various a ...