Essays about: "number of fatalities"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the words number of fatalities.

1. 11. Development of a forecasting model of Indian road traffic scenario to predict road user share, injuries and fatalities

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

   Author : Mathew George; [2020]
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   Abstract : According to the global status report on road safety 2018 by the World Health Organization (WHO), road accidents cause 1.35 million deaths annually world-wide, making it the eight leading cause of death. Road fatalities are caused due to multiple factors including rash driving, unsafe roads and vehicle failures. READ MORE

3. 12. Crowd evacuation in high-density scenarios

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

   Author : Ines Cilenti; [2019]
   Keywords : Crowd evacuation; high-density; crowd pressure; video analysis; bottleneck; outdoor event; local density.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Nowadays, is becoming increasingly frequent holding events in outdoor environments, involving a large number of people, even though these spaces were not designed from a safe prospective, in the way that safety is defined today. In such events, high density conditions is an ongoing issue, as the evacuation becomes very complex, due to the space design and the interaction among the pedestrians. READ MORE

4. 13. Optimization based trajectory planning for autonomous racing

   University essay from KTH/Fordonsdynamik

   Author : Max Ahlberg; [2019]
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   Abstract : Autonomous driving is one of the three new technologies that are disrupting the classical vehicle industry together with electrification and connectivity. All three are pieces in the puzzle to drastically reduce the number of fatalities and injuries from traffic accidents but also to reduce the total amount of cars, reduce the polluting greenhouse gases, reduce noise pollution and completely eliminate unwanted driving. READ MORE

5. 14. Deadly Gun Violence : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Possible Ideological Influences on the Framing of a Mass Shooting

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Elena Stückemann; [2018]
   Keywords : Ideology; mass shooting; framing; media agenda setting; gun control; blame attributions; prevention methods;

   Abstract : Statistics show that the number of mass shootings and involved fatalities have drastically increased over the last five years. The framing of these attacks in the mass media has a substantial impact on the public opinion on the causes of shootings, possible prevention methods and gun control in general. READ MORE

6. 15. Deadly designs : the impact of road design on road crash patterns along Jamaica’s North Coast Highway

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Lisa-Gaye Greene; [2017]
   Keywords : geographical information systems; GIS; geography; hot spot analysis; road design features; zero-inflated negative binomial; ZINB; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Jamaica has struggled to curb the number of road crash fatalities, having had on average 25 fatalities per month between 2010 and 2014, while many more persons have been injured. The causes of crashes are multidimensional, however this study focused on understanding one aspect of reducing crashes - safe road design. READ MORE