Essays about: "traffic road accident effect"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words traffic road accident effect.

1. 1. Analysis of Mobility and Traffic Safety with Respect to Changes in Volumes; Case Study: Stockholm, Sweden

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Sofia Johansson; Sri Vasireddy; [2021]
   Keywords : Accident Rate; Mobility; Pandemic; Risk Analysis; Traffic Accidents; Traffic Flow; Traffic Safety; Unprotected Road Users;

   Abstract : The growing population and motorization generate more movements. In many cities, the increase of population and motorization is much greater than the development of the capacity of the transportation network. For unprotected road users, the risk of getting in a traffic accident increases and the risk of being more severely injured in an accident. READ MORE

3. 2. The Effect of Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) on Road Fatality Reduction in Sweden

   University essay from

   Author : Jonathan Jonsson; [2019-07-03T13:43:04Z 2019-07-03T13:43:04Z 2015]
   Keywords : Transport; Hållbar utveckling; Annan teknik; Transport; Sustainable Development; Other Engineering and Technologies;

   Abstract : Road traffic accidents account for approximately 1.3 million fatalities each year and are the eighth most common cause of death globally and the leading cause of death for people between the age of 15 and 29. The outcome of a collision is affected by actions taken before, during, and after the collision. READ MORE

4. 3. Acceptability Of Intelligent Transportation Systems (Its) To Various Groups Of Drivers

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

   Author : Elmira Rafiyan; [2015-08-11]
   Keywords : Intelligent Transportation Systems; ITS; Traffic Safety; Drivers’ needs and requirements; Perceived acceptability;

   Abstract : The introduction of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in road vehicles is predicted to enhance traffic safety and mobility considerably. Hence, transport policymakers in most countries are increasingly become interested in possibility of extensive implementation of ITS devices in real traffic environment. READ MORE

5. 4. Effect of conventional bridges on deer-vehicle accidents

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Bruno Alves; [2012]
   Keywords : conventional bridges; deer-vehicle collisions; fauna adaptations; moose; roe deer; traffic mortality; wildlife passages;

   Abstract : This study evaluated whether the density and design of conventional bridges affected the frequency of reported deer-vehicle collisions along a given road or railroad section. I used official accident data from roads for 2008-2010 and from railways for 2001-2010, data on bridges and infrastructure together with digital topographic information, and estimates of regional abundances of moose (Alces alces) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) to develop generalized linear models of the parameters influencing the occurrence of deer-vehicle collisions. READ MORE

6. 5. Road through Geography: Is the Swedish Traffic Safety Policy Working Equally Regardless of the Region?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Piotr Widulinski; [2012]
   Keywords : regions; Sweden; traffic; safety; accidents; Vision Zero; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Vision Zero was introduced as an innovative traffic safety policy that has the eradication of mortality and severe injuries caused by traffic accidents as its final goal. The process of achieving that goal is through a set of measures, rules and regulations that change not only the way of thinking and acting of traffic members (and drivers, in particular), but also of car and road designers. READ MORE