Browsing Academic by Subject "Traffic safety"

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    • A Case Study for Surrogate Safety Assessment Model in Predicting Real-Life Conflicts 

      Ghanim M.S.; Shaaban K. ( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)
      Conflict techniques enable transportation engineers to investigate hazardous network locations without the need to obtain crash data. These techniques are the most developed indirect measure of traffic safety. The concept ...

    • A Real Case-Based Study Exploring Influence of Human Age and Gender on Drivers’ Behavior and Traffic Safety 

      Ghadban N.R.; Abdella G.M.; Al-Khalifa K.N.; Hamouda A.M.; Abdur-Rouf K.B. ( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      The demand for understanding the functional relationship between changes in traffic safety level and human-related factors has increased remarkably due to a steady increase in population and traffic volume. Motor vehicle ...

    • An assessment tool to evaluate complete streets in developing countries: The case of Qatar 

      Shaaban K.; Muley D.; Khalil R. ( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2018 , Article)
      Complete streets refer to a simple and effective transportation policy to improve traffic safety and comfort for all users within urban areas. Car dependency is a major concern in developing countries. Endorsing complete ...

    • Analysis of the Trajectories of Left-turning Vehicles at Signalized Intersections 

      Abdeljaber, Osama; Younis, Adel; Alhajyaseen, Wael ( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Internationally, an annual number of more than a million fatalities are caused by road traffic crashes, with particularly signalized intersections being crash prone locations within the highway system. An accumulation of ...

    • Analyzing the impact of human characteristics on the comprehensibility of road traffic signs 

      Ghadban N.R.; Abdella G.M.; Alhajyaseen W.; Al-Khalifa K.N. ( IEOM Society , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      Traffic safety is one of major challenges facing most communities worldwide. To improve traffic safety, regulating traffic movement through markings, signs, channelization, and others is essential. Traffic signs are used ...

    • Extraction of Vehicle Turning Trajectories at Signalized Intersections Using Convolutional Neural Networks 

      Abdeljaber, Osama; Younis, Adel; Alhajyaseen, Wael ( SpringerLink , 2020 , Article)
      This paper aims at developing a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based tool that can automatically detect the left-turning vehicles (right-hand traffic rule) at signalized intersections and extract their trajectories ...

    • Investigating the attitudes of Egyptian drivers toward traffic safety 

      Chantal, Timmermans; Shawky, Mohamed; Alhajyaseen, Wael; Nakamura, Hideki ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      One of the main pillars for improving road safety in any country is a good understanding of traffic safety culture and the driving behavior of local drivers. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether Egyptian ...

    • Platoon Transitional Maneuver Control System: A Review 

      Badnava, S.; Meskin, Nader; Gastli, A.; Al-Hitmi, M.A.; Ghommam, J.; ... more authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Article)
      Connectivity and autonomy are considered two of the most promising technologies to improve mobility, fuel consumption, travel time, and traffic safety in the automated transportation industry. These benefits can be realized ...

    • Quantifying the impact of COVID–19 preventive measures on traffic in the State of Qatar 

      Deepti, Muley; Ghanim, Mohammad Shareef; Mohammad, Anas; Kharbeche, Mohamed ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Ever since the beginning of 2020, the mobility of people and goods all over the world has been extremely limited as a result of movement restrictions imposed by local authorities as part of several other efforts to stop ...

    • Safe Route Mapping of Roadways Using Multiple Sourced Data 

      Jiang, Shan; Jafari, Mohsen; Kharbeche, Mohamed; Jalayer, Mohammad; Al-Khalifa, Khalifa N. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , 2022 , Article)
      The use of systematic techniques with historical crash data and qualitative measures has long been a common practice to identify the problematic road features and develop countermeasures to mitigate the crash risk in ...

    • Traffic safety research in the 15th world conference on transport research 

      Alhajyaseen, Wael; Tiwari, Geetam ( Taylor & Francis , 2019 , Conference Paper)
      This special issue presents selected papers submitted to the 15th World Conference in Transportation Research WCTR2019, which was held in IIT Mumbai between 26th & 29th of May 2019, under the Special Interest Group ...

    • Transport impacts in Germany and State of Qatar: An assessment during the first wave of COVID-19 

      Birgit, Jaekel; Muley, Deepti ( Elsevier Ltd. , 2022 , Article)
      Response measures to contain COVID-19 spread varied from country to country, some imposed a complete lockdown while some imposed partial restrictions. This paper compares the transport impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for ...

    • Understanding Traffic Accidents among Young Drivers in Qatar 

      Tarlochan, Faris; Ibrahim, Mohamed I.; Gaben, Batool ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      Young drivers are generally associated with risky driving behaviors that can lead to crash involvement. Many self-report measurement scales are used to assess such risky behaviors. This study is aimed to understand the ...

    • Where Is Qatar from Complete Streets? 

      Khalil, Khaled; Rania, Shaaban ( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Conference Paper)
      In Qatar, it is perceived that the country's street system should be improved. Traffic crashes and congestion are seen as a threat to the safety of the community in Qatar and a negative element that detracts from the ...