Outputs (7)

Assessing the Impact of 20 mph Speed Limits on Vehicle Speeds in Rural Areas: The Case of the Scottish Borders (2023)
Journal Article
Olowosegun, A., Fountas, G., & Davis, A. (in press). Assessing the Impact of 20 mph Speed Limits on Vehicle Speeds in Rural Areas: The Case of the Scottish Borders. Safety, 9(3), Article 66. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety9030066

This paper aims at delivering new empirical evidence as to the effectiveness of 20 mph speed limits in rural areas. For this purpose, speed and traffic data were drawn from the area of the Scottish Borders, UK, where the local Council led the rollout... Read More about Assessing the Impact of 20 mph Speed Limits on Vehicle Speeds in Rural Areas: The Case of the Scottish Borders.

Motor traffic reduction: A road to be travelled (2023)
Journal Article
Davis, A. (2023). Motor traffic reduction: A road to be travelled. Journal of Transport and Health, 33, Article 101688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101688

Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the eighth-leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 1.35 million deaths each year (Road Safety, 2022). Vehicle speed is a major contributory factor in many road traffic deaths and life changing injuries. It is... Read More about Motor traffic reduction: A road to be travelled.

Particular matter prediction using synergy of multiple source urban big data in smart cities (2021)
Journal Article
Honarvar, A. R., & Sami, A. (2021). Particular matter prediction using synergy of multiple source urban big data in smart cities. Intelligent Decision Technologies, 15(3), 371-385. https://doi.org/10.3233/idt-200147

At present, the issue of air quality in populated urban areas is recognized as an environmental crisis. Air pollution affects the sustainability of the city. In controlling air pollution and protecting its hazards from humans, air quality data are ve... Read More about Particular matter prediction using synergy of multiple source urban big data in smart cities.

Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work: a cluster randomised controlled trial (2019)
Journal Article
Audrey, S., Fisher, H., Cooper, A., Gaunt, D., Garfield, K., Metcalfe, C., Hollingworth, W., Gillison, F., Gabe-Walters, M., Rodgers, S., Davis, A. L., Insall, P., & Procter, S. (2019). Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work: a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 19(1), Article 427. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6791-4

Background: Opportunities for working adults to accumulate recommended physical activity levels (at least 150min of moderate intensity physical activity in bouts of at least 10 min throughout the week) may include the commute to work. Systematic revi... Read More about Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

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/10.1080/15389588.2019.1574972

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.

Swedish and Scottish National Transport Policy and Spend: a Social Equity Analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Rye, T., & Wretstrand, A. (2019). Swedish and Scottish National Transport Policy and Spend: a Social Equity Analysis. Sustainability, 11(7), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11071894

(Article in Special Issue "Accessibility and Transportation Equity")

The topic of social equity in transport planning has been dealt with, in particular, by authors such as Martens (2012) and Martens and Golob (2012) using a social justice based-a... Read More about Swedish and Scottish National Transport Policy and Spend: a Social Equity Analysis.

How commuting affects subjective wellbeing (2019)
Journal Article
Clark, B., Chatterjee, K., Martin, A., & Davis, A. (2020). How commuting affects subjective wellbeing. Transportation, 47, 2777–2805. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-019-09983-9

Commuting between home and work is routinely performed by workers and any wellbeing impacts of commuting will consequently affect a large proportion of the population. This paper presents findings from analyses of the impact of commuting (time and mo... Read More about How commuting affects subjective wellbeing.