All Outputs (55)

Effect of motorcycle helmet types on head injuries: evidence from eight level-I trauma centres in Taiwan (2020)
Journal Article
Lam, C., Wiratama, B. S., Chang, W., Chen, P., Chiu, W., Saleh, W., & Pai, C. (2020). Effect of motorcycle helmet types on head injuries: evidence from eight level-I trauma centres in Taiwan. BMC Public Health, 20(1), Article 78 (2020). https://doi.org/10

Background Motorcycle full-coverage helmet use may reduce fatalities and head injuries. Methods This retrospective cohort study extracted injury data from eight level-I trauma centres in Taiwan and performed a questionnaire survey to investigate... Read More about Effect of motorcycle helmet types on head injuries: evidence from eight level-I trauma centres in Taiwan.

Road Users’ Behavior at Marked Crosswalks on Channelized Right-Turn Lanes at Intersections in the State of Qatar (2019)
Journal Article
Muley, D., Kharbeche, M., Downey, L., Saleh, W., & Al-Salem, M. (2019). Road Users’ Behavior at Marked Crosswalks on Channelized Right-Turn Lanes at Intersections in the State of Qatar. Sustainability, 11(20), Article 5699. https://doi.org/10.3390/su112

At non-signalized marked crosswalks, pedestrian priority is neither well-defined nor well acknowledged by drivers. This paper presents the findings of an investigation on both driver and pedestrian behavior at non-signalized marked crosswalks located... Read More about Road Users’ Behavior at Marked Crosswalks on Channelized Right-Turn Lanes at Intersections in the State of Qatar.

Pedestrian crashes at priority controlled junctions, roundabouts and signalised junctions: The UK case study (2019)
Journal Article
Downey, L., Saleh, W., Muley, D., & Kharbeche, M. (2019). Pedestrian crashes at priority controlled junctions, roundabouts and signalised junctions: The UK case study. Traffic Injury Prevention, 20(3), 308-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2019.157497

Objectives: Over half of pedestrians killed and seriously injured in Great Britain in 2015 were involved in crashes at junctions. This study investigates the nature of these crashes. Methods: A study was conducted into pedestrian casualty crashes at... Read More about Pedestrian crashes at priority controlled junctions, roundabouts and signalised junctions: The UK case study.

The Relationships between Social Deprivation, Pedestrian and Driver Actions and Exposure in Road Casualty Accidents at Mid-Block Crossings (2018)
Journal Article
Downey, L., Saleh, W., Kharbeche, . M., & Muley, D. (2018). The Relationships between Social Deprivation, Pedestrian and Driver Actions and Exposure in Road Casualty Accidents at Mid-Block Crossings. Smart Highways, 6(1), 46-52

In July 2002, the UK Department for Transport enhanced its road safety targets to specifically tackle the significantly higher number of casualty accidents that occur in disadvantaged areas (DfT 2004). It is desirable, for practitioners, to consider... Read More about The Relationships between Social Deprivation, Pedestrian and Driver Actions and Exposure in Road Casualty Accidents at Mid-Block Crossings.

Helmet non-use by users of bikeshare programs, electric bicycles, racing bicycles, and personal bicycles: An observational study in Taipei, Taiwan. (2018)
Journal Article
Chi, C., Chen, P., Saleh, W., Tsai, S., & Pai, C. (2018). Helmet non-use by users of bikeshare programs, electric bicycles, racing bicycles, and personal bicycles: An observational study in Taipei, Taiwan. International Journal of Sustainable Transportati

The bikeshare program in Taipei City and New Taipei City, called U-bike, was launched in August 2012 and has more than 7500 bicycles operating out of 769 stations. Research has suggested that bicycle helmet use is a means of reducing morbidity and mo... Read More about Helmet non-use by users of bikeshare programs, electric bicycles, racing bicycles, and personal bicycles: An observational study in Taipei, Taiwan..

Pokemon gaming causes pedestrians to run a red light: An observational study of crossing behaviours at a signalised intersection in Taipei City (2018)
Journal Article
Chen, P., Saleh, W., & Pai, C. (2018). Pokemon gaming causes pedestrians to run a red light: An observational study of crossing behaviours at a signalised intersection in Taipei City. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 55, 3

Since the launch of the smartphone game “Pokemon Go”, the worldwide craze has led to numerous traffic crashes and injuries resulting from falling or tripping. This paper investigates the effects of several smartphone distracting activities (gaming, t... Read More about Pokemon gaming causes pedestrians to run a red light: An observational study of crossing behaviours at a signalised intersection in Taipei City.

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..

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..

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..

Exploring motorcycle red-light violation in response to pedestrian green signal countdown device (2014)
Journal Article
Chen, P., Pai, C., Jou, R., Saleh, W., & Kuo, M. (2015). Exploring motorcycle red-light violation in response to pedestrian green signal countdown device. Accident analysis and prevention, 75, 128-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2014.11.016

Literature has suggested that angle/rear-end collisions would arise from the reality that motorists and motorcyclists tended to accelerate aggressively in response to the remaining seconds of green signal countdown device (GSCD). One safety concern,... Read More about Exploring motorcycle red-light violation in response to pedestrian green signal countdown device.

Travel demand management: short review of the special issue. (2014)
Journal Article
Ge, Y., Tang, C., Prentkovskis, O., Saleh, W., Junevičius, R., & Bell, M. G. H. (2014). Travel demand management: short review of the special issue. Transport, 29(3), 233-234. https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2014.964029

Editorial presents a review of all eleven original papers (and one book review) published in the current special issue on Travel Demand Management (TDM). This review is developed under five focus topics: ––traffic congestion charging; ––public transi... Read More about Travel demand management: short review of the special issue..

A framework for accident reduction and risk identification and assessment in Saudi Arabia (2014)
Journal Article
M. Al-Atawi, A., Kumar, R., & Saleh, W. (2014). A framework for accident reduction and risk identification and assessment in Saudi Arabia. World journal of science, technology and sustainable development, 11(3), 214-223. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-06-

Purpose – The main aim of this paper is to propose a framework methodology for the assessment and improving accident data collection and analysis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Design/methodology/approach – A proposed framework methodology for... Read More about A framework for accident reduction and risk identification and assessment in Saudi Arabia.

Effect of type of lead vehicle on following headway behaviour in mixed traffic (2014)
Journal Article
Kumar, R., Parida, P., & Saleh, W. (2014). Effect of type of lead vehicle on following headway behaviour in mixed traffic. World journal of science, technology and sustainable development, 11(1), 28-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/wjstsd-08-2013-0036

Purpose – There is gap in literature on understanding of the issues of following headway behaviour of the driver and a lack of sufficient data in different traffic conditions. The purpose of this paper is to find the effects of type of lead vehicle o... Read More about Effect of type of lead vehicle on following headway behaviour in mixed traffic.

Investigations of impacts of junction design on emissions: are our junctions sustainable? (2013)
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Saleh, W., & Lawson, A. (2013). Investigations of impacts of junction design on emissions: are our junctions sustainable?. World journal of science, technology and sustainable development, 10(2), 143-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/20425941311323145

Purpose - An investigation of the driving behaviour and impacts on emission at two traffic junctions Design/methodology/approach - A signalised junction and a roundabout in Edinburgh have been selected. An instrumented car has been used and a GPS... Read More about Investigations of impacts of junction design on emissions: are our junctions sustainable?.

How real world driving differs in heterogeneous traffic condition. (2013)
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Kumar, R., Parida, P., Durai, B. K., & Saleh, W. (2013). How real world driving differs in heterogeneous traffic condition. World journal of science, technology and sustainable development, 10, 66-80. https://doi.org/10.1108/20425941311313119

Purpose – Heterogeneous traffic in Delhi is complex to understand due its typical composition, speed acceleration, cruising, deceleration and idling activity in flow. To arrive at accurate emission factor estimates and implement proper traffic demand... Read More about How real world driving differs in heterogeneous traffic condition..