Outputs (86)

Texting and walking: a controlled field study of crossing behaviours and inattentional blindness in Taiwan. (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, P., Saleh, W., & Pai, C. (2017). Texting and walking: a controlled field study of crossing behaviours and inattentional blindness in Taiwan. Behaviour and Information Technology, 36(4), 435-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929x.2016.1240234

The paper investigates the effects of phone use (talking, texting, and listening to music) on the street-crossing behaviours of pedestrians and their inattentional blindness in Taiwan. Recent handsets with touchscreens, as well as more advanced featu... Read More about Texting and walking: a controlled field study of crossing behaviours and inattentional blindness in Taiwan..

Accidents involving pedestrians with their backs to traffic or facing traffic: an evaluation of crash characteristics and injuries. (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, P., Jou, R., Saleh, W., & Pai, C. (2016). Accidents involving pedestrians with their backs to traffic or facing traffic: an evaluation of crash characteristics and injuries. Journal of advanced transportation, 50(5), 736-751. https://doi.org/10.1002

This paper examines pedestrian anatomical injuries and crash characteristics in back-to-traffic and facing-traffic crashes. Pedestrian crashes involving pedestrians walking along streets (i.e. with their backs to traffic or facing traffic) have been... Read More about Accidents involving pedestrians with their backs to traffic or facing traffic: an evaluation of crash characteristics and injuries..

Impacts of socio economic factors on perceptions of being safe while using Kuwaiti roads. (2016)
Journal Article
AlSaeid, H., Almutairi, T., Matar, H., Al-Ajmi, F. F., Alrashidi, F. A., Husain, M. A. E., & Saleh, W. (2016). Impacts of socio economic factors on perceptions of being safe while using Kuwaiti roads. World journal of science, technology and sustainable d

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate road users attitudes and preferences towards accidents and safety measures in Kuwait. The paper also quantifies impacts of user’s attitudes on the perception of being safe while using roads in... Read More about Impacts of socio economic factors on perceptions of being safe while using Kuwaiti roads..

Illegal pedestrian crossing at signalised junctions in urban areas: the impact of spatial factors. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mayeux, A., Lovreglio, R., Saleh, W., & Fonzone, A. (2015). Illegal pedestrian crossing at signalised junctions in urban areas: the impact of spatial factors. In TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Much has still to be done to increase pedestrian safety. Illegal crossing at signalised junctions may increase the risk of accidents at the intersections where it takes place and induce dangerous habits. Therefore efforts to prevent such a harmful be... Read More about Illegal pedestrian crossing at signalised junctions in urban areas: the impact of spatial factors..

Bus Following Model: A Case Study in Edinburgh (2015)
Journal Article
Appiah, J., Galevko, A., Saleh, W., & Kumar, R. (2015). Bus Following Model: A Case Study in Edinburgh. International Journal of Transportation, 3(2), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.14257/ijt.2015.3.2.01

A number of car following models have been developed and calibrated for the purpose of understanding and simulating the behaviour of driving under various traffic and transportation management systems. Such studies are useful for sa... Read More about Bus Following Model: A Case Study in Edinburgh.

Does motorcycle driving behaviour affect emission and fuel consumption? (2015)
Journal Article
Kumar, R., & Saleh, W. (2015). Does motorcycle driving behaviour affect emission and fuel consumption?. International Journal of Transportation, 3(2), 31-44. https://doi.org/10.14257/ijt.2015.3.2.03

The behaviour of motorcycles driver is influenced by many factors, which include the personal characteristics (attitude, experience etc.) environmental (road geometry, traffic control etc.) and vehicle characteristics (performance, load etc.). Increa... Read More about Does motorcycle driving behaviour affect emission and fuel consumption?.

Transportation sustainability index for Tabuk city in Saudi Arabia: an analytic hierarchy process (2015)
Journal Article
Saleh, W., Al-Atawi, A. M., & Kumar, R. (2016). Transportation sustainability index for Tabuk city in Saudi Arabia: an analytic hierarchy process. Transport, 31(1), 47-55. https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2015.1058857

A sustainable transport strategies for Tabuk City in the Saudi Arabia has been developed using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) using travel data collected from Tabuk City. A number of transport policies and strategies have been tested for incl... Read More about Transportation sustainability index for Tabuk city in Saudi Arabia: an analytic hierarchy process.

MOVES model for idling emission of signalised junction in developing country. (2015)
Journal Article
Kumar, R., Parida, P., Shukla, S., & Saleh, W. (2015). MOVES model for idling emission of signalised junction in developing country. World journal of science, technology and sustainable development, 12(1), 25-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-06-2014-0009

Purpose The purpose of this paper is estimation of total emission during idling of vehicles and validate emission results from real-world data. Design/methodology/approach MOVES201b emission model is customized for developing country like Indi... Read More about MOVES model for idling emission of signalised junction in developing country..

Evaluation of existing car-following models and calibration parameters using real time series data. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Appiah, J., Saleh, W., & Stewart, K. (2015, January). Evaluation of existing car-following models and calibration parameters using real time series data. Paper presented at 47th Annual Conference of the University Transport Study Group

Travel behaviour in Saudi Arabia and the role of social factors. (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Atawi, A. M., & Saleh, W. (2014). Travel behaviour in Saudi Arabia and the role of social factors. Transport, 29, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2014.91319

Travel behaviour research indicates that travel decisions are usually influenced by accessibility as well as characteristics of the transport systems. Factors such as travel times, travel costs, waiting times, walking times have the most significant... Read More about Travel behaviour in Saudi Arabia and the role of social factors..