All Outputs (8)

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..

Traffic accidents reductions in Saudi Arabia: Barriers and the way forward (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Atawi, A. M., Kumar, R., & Saleh, W. (2014, August). Traffic accidents reductions in Saudi Arabia: Barriers and the way forward. Paper presented at WASD 12th International Conference

It has been estimated that the annual cost of traffic accidents in Saudi Arabia exceeds 6 billion US dollars, in addition to other social, health, and economic impacts, such as disability, rehab, and unemployment due to traffic accident injuries The... Read More about Traffic accidents reductions in Saudi Arabia: Barriers and the way forward.

Idling emission at signalised intersection- A case study in Delhi. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kumar, R., Parida, P., Shukla, S., & Saleh, W. (2014, August). Idling emission at signalised intersection- A case study in Delhi. Paper presented at WASD 2014 International Conference

Exhaust emissions from idling vehicles at signalised traffic intersections is always of interest to researcher. In this paper, a case study of Ashram intersection of Delhi is presented to find out the emissions by vehicles during idling delays. Facto... Read More about Idling emission at signalised intersection- A case study in Delhi..

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.

Impact of motorcycle’s driving behaviour on fuel consumption and emissions. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kumar, R., Saleh, W., & Ocana, L. (2014, January). Impact of motorcycle’s driving behaviour on fuel consumption and emissions. Paper presented at 46th Annual UTSG Conference

Many studies have confirmed that driving behaviour has a great influence on petrol-fuelled than on diesel-fuelled vehicles. Depending on the type of road and vehicle technology, fuel consumption may increase by up to 40% for aggressive driving compar... Read More about Impact of motorcycle’s driving behaviour on fuel consumption and emissions..