Keyword: accidents

Found 108 papers in total
Optimizing the design of railway tank cars to minimize accident-caused releases
Optimizing the design of railway tank cars to minimize accident-caused releases
2007,
The design of vehicles transporting hazardous materials has important public safety...
Aspiration performance and railroads’ patterns of learning from train wrecks and crashes
Aspiration performance and railroads’ patterns of learning from train wrecks and crashes
2007,
We link two influential organizational learning models – performance feedback...
The network safety effects of dynamic route guidance
The network safety effects of dynamic route guidance
1999,
Driver information systems help drivers to navigate efficiently through a road network...
Statistical data analyses to elucidate the causes and improve the countermeasures for preventing train accidents in Japan
Statistical data analyses to elucidate the causes and improve the countermeasures for preventing train accidents in Japan
2006,
We investigate train accident data in Japan to elucidate the causes and improve the...
A risk-based method for modeling traffic fatalities
A risk-based method for modeling traffic fatalities
2007,
We describe a risk-based analytical framework for estimating traffic fatalities that...
The effect of crowd density on the expected number of casualties in a suicide attact
The effect of crowd density on the expected number of casualties in a suicide attact
2005,
Utilizing elementary geometric and probability considerations, we estimate the effect...
A Bayesian paired comparison approach for relative accident probability assessment with covariate information
A Bayesian paired comparison approach for relative accident probability assessment with covariate information
2006,
One of the challenges managers face when trying to understand complex, technological...
The Sri Lanka tsunami experience
The Sri Lanka tsunami experience
2006,
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 killed 31,000 people in Sri Lanka and produced...
The use of simulation in the design of a road transport incident detection algorithm
The use of simulation in the design of a road transport incident detection algorithm
2005,
Automatic incident detection is becoming one of the core tools of urban traffic...
Cellular telephones and driving performance: The effects of attentional demands on motor vehicle crash risk
Cellular telephones and driving performance: The effects of attentional demands on motor vehicle crash risk
2005,
This study examines the effects of conversation mode and split-attention communication...
Decomposition by causal forces: a procedure for forecasting complex time series
Decomposition by causal forces: a procedure for forecasting complex time series
2005,
Causal forces are a way of summarizing forecasters' expectations about what will...
Sensation seeking and detection of risky road signals: A developmental perspective
Sensation seeking and detection of risky road signals: A developmental perspective
2002,
The relevance of the construct of sensation seeking, particularly the motivation to...
Driving performance of drivers with impaired central visual field acuity
Driving performance of drivers with impaired central visual field acuity
2002,
This study investigated the performance of drivers with impairment to their central...
Traffic safety and the switch to a primary seat belt law: The California experience
Traffic safety and the switch to a primary seat belt law: The California experience
2002,
This study explores whether the change of an existing seat belt law from secondary to...
A decision support system for the safety of airport runways: The case of heavy rainstorms
A decision support system for the safety of airport runways: The case of heavy rainstorms
2002,
Hydroplaning caused relevant plane accidents in landing and taking off phases. A...
Risk models for analysing pilot-error at US airlines: A comparative safety study
Risk models for analysing pilot-error at US airlines: A comparative safety study
2003,
Pilot-error is the major cause of accidents in airline operations. This paper proposes...
Changes in crash risk following re-timing of traffic signal change intervals
Changes in crash risk following re-timing of traffic signal change intervals
2002,
More than 1 million motor vehicle crashes occur annually at signalized intersections...
Effects of road geometry and traffic volumes on rural roadway accident rates
Effects of road geometry and traffic volumes on rural roadway accident rates
2002,
This paper revisits the question of the relationship between rural road geometric...
Explaining national road fatalities
Explaining national road fatalities
2001,
The purpose of this paper is to report on a model that can be used to explain the...
Costs of alcohol-related crashes: New Zealand estimates and suggested measures for use internationally
Costs of alcohol-related crashes: New Zealand estimates and suggested measures for use internationally
2001,
This paper presents policy-oriented measures of alcohol-related crash incidence and...
A new methodology for evaluating incident detection algorithms
A new methodology for evaluating incident detection algorithms
2002,
We present a novel, off-line approach for evaluating incident detection algorithms....
Incident dispatching, clearance and delay
Incident dispatching, clearance and delay
2002,
This paper models response times and delays for highway incidents, accounting for...
International comparison of costs of a fatal casualty of road accidents in 1990 and 1999
International comparison of costs of a fatal casualty of road accidents in 1990 and 1999
2002,
The purpose of this study is to assemble information of costs per fatal casualty in...
Perceived risk among parents concerning the travel situation for children with disabilities
Perceived risk among parents concerning the travel situation for children with disabilities
2002,
The aim of this study was to describe perceived risk among parents concerning the...
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