Outputs (72)

How autonomous bus trials affect passengers’ views: Exploring the gap between pre-ride expectations and real word experience (2025)
Journal Article
Fonzone, A., Fountas, G., Downey, L., & Olowosegun, A. (online). How autonomous bus trials affect passengers’ views: Exploring the gap between pre-ride expectations and real word experience. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2025.07.021

The study investigates passengers’ perceptions of a real-world trial involving a level 4 full-sized Automated Bus (AB) operating as a commercial service on a 22 km inter-urban route along public roads in East Scotland. By focusing on a trial, where t... Read More about How autonomous bus trials affect passengers’ views: Exploring the gap between pre-ride expectations and real word experience.

Joint factor and latent class ordered probit analysis of intent to use unstaffed automated buses (2025)
Journal Article
Downey, L., Rahim, A., Fonzone, A., & Fountas, G. (2025). Joint factor and latent class ordered probit analysis of intent to use unstaffed automated buses. npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport, 2, Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44333-025-00047-3

By adopting a more environmentally friendly driving style and promoting sustainable transportation options, automated buses (ABs) could play a role in achieving long-term sustainability goals. This study explores the factors influencing the willingne... Read More about Joint factor and latent class ordered probit analysis of intent to use unstaffed automated buses.

Public Acceptance of a Proposed Sub-Regional, Hydrogen–Electric, Aviation Service: Empirical Evidence from HEART in the United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article
Langdon, P., Fountas, G., McTigue, C., & Eslava-Bautista, J. (2025). Public Acceptance of a Proposed Sub-Regional, Hydrogen–Electric, Aviation Service: Empirical Evidence from HEART in the United Kingdom. Aerospace, 12(4), Article 340. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12040340

This paper addresses public acceptance of a proposed sub-regional, hydrogen–electric, aviation service reporting initial empirical evidence from the UK HEART project. The objective was to assess public acceptance of a wide range of service features,... Read More about Public Acceptance of a Proposed Sub-Regional, Hydrogen–Electric, Aviation Service: Empirical Evidence from HEART in the United Kingdom.

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on travel choices: The case of Scotland (2025)
Journal Article
Fountas, G., Fonzone, A., & Olowosegun, A. (2025). The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on travel choices: The case of Scotland. Research in Transportation Economics, 110, Article 101537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101537

This study aims to identify the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on travel choices of Scottish residents. Specifically, we examine possible changes in two dimensions of travel behavior: (i) mode choice; and (ii) number of trips. Using recent data... Read More about The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on travel choices: The case of Scotland.

Generation Z’s Travel Behavior and Climate Change: A Comparative Study for Greece and the UK (2025)
Journal Article
Demiris, A., Fountas, G., Fonzone, A., & Basbas, S. (2025). Generation Z’s Travel Behavior and Climate Change: A Comparative Study for Greece and the UK. Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 9(3), Article 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc9030070

Climate change is one of the most pressing global threats, endangering the sustainability of the planet and quality of life, whilst urban mobility significantly contributes to exacerbating its effects. Recently, policies aimed at mitigating these eff... Read More about Generation Z’s Travel Behavior and Climate Change: A Comparative Study for Greece and the UK.

Assessing the risk of pedestrian crossing behavior on suburban roads using structural equation model (2024)
Journal Article
Kavianpour, S., Haghighi, F., Sheykhfard, A., Das, S., Fountas, G., & Oshanreh, M. M. (2024). Assessing the risk of pedestrian crossing behavior on suburban roads using structural equation model. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, 11(5), 853-866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtte.2023.12.001

While pedestrian crashes on suburban roads have received more attention over recent years, the role of pedestrian crossing risk in areas adjacent to pedestrian crossing facilities, such as pedestrian overpasses, has been neglected. Most pedestrians i... Read More about Assessing the risk of pedestrian crossing behavior on suburban roads using structural equation model.

To move or not to move: A review of residential relocation trends after COVID-19 (2024)
Journal Article
Ilham, M. A., Fonzone, A., Fountas, G., & Mora, L. (2024). To move or not to move: A review of residential relocation trends after COVID-19. Cities, 151, Article 105078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105078

The restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to significant changes in travel behaviour and public activities, and they might have contributed to changes in residential location choices. However, research examining the relationship... Read More about To move or not to move: A review of residential relocation trends after COVID-19.

From self-reports to observations: Unraveling digital billboard influence on drivers (2024)
Journal Article
Sheykhfard, A., Azmoodeh, M., Kutela, B., Das, S., & Fountas, G. (2024). From self-reports to observations: Unraveling digital billboard influence on drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 103, 201-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.04.010

The objective of this current study was to evaluate the impact of digital billboards (DBs) on self-reported and observed driving behavior, given their established association with distracted driving. This investigation focused on driver behavior in I... Read More about From self-reports to observations: Unraveling digital billboard influence on drivers.

Effective Trigger Speeds for Vehicle Activated Signs on 20 mph Roads in Rural Areas (2024)
Journal Article
Olowosegun, A., Fountas, G., & Davis, A. (2024). Effective Trigger Speeds for Vehicle Activated Signs on 20 mph Roads in Rural Areas. Safety, 10(1), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety10010025

This paper aims to offer novel empirical evidence as to the identification of the most effective Trigger Speeds (TS) for Vehicle-Activated Signs (VAS) in rural areas. To achieve this, an experimental study was carried out in the area of Scottish Bord... Read More about Effective Trigger Speeds for Vehicle Activated Signs on 20 mph Roads in Rural Areas.

Analysis of traffic conflicts with right-turning vehicles at unsignalized intersections in suburban areas (2023)
Journal Article
Sheykhfard, A., Haghighi, F., Bakhtiari, S., Moridpour, S., Xie, K., & Fountas, G. (2024). Analysis of traffic conflicts with right-turning vehicles at unsignalized intersections in suburban areas. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 16, 34-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtst.2023.10.008

Right-turn collisions at intersections are one of the most dominant crash types in suburban areas, especially at unsignalized intersections. There is, however, a lack of comprehensive research on the speed patterns of vehicles during right-turn manoe... Read More about Analysis of traffic conflicts with right-turning vehicles at unsignalized intersections in suburban areas.