Assessing factors influencing the occurrence of traffic conflicts: a vehicle-by-vehicle approach

F Basso, Y Muñoz, R Pezoa, M Varas - … B: Transport Dynamics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This research analyzes the main factors that lead to the occurrence of traffic conflicts on the
urban highway Autopista Central in Santiago, Chile. We propose a vehicle-by-vehicle …

Saint-acc: Safety-aware intelligent adaptive cruise control for autonomous vehicles using deep reinforcement learning

LC Das, M Won - International Conference on Machine …, 2021 - proceedings.mlr.press
We present a novel adaptive cruise control (ACC) system namely SAINT-ACC:{S} afety-{A}
ware {Int} elligent {ACC} system (SAINT-ACC) that is designed to achieve simultaneous …

[HTML][HTML] A revise on using surrogate safety measures for rear-end crashes

A Mazaheri, M Saffarzadeh, N Nadimi, SS Naseralavi - IATSS Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Traffic safety is among the most serious topics of transportation engineering studies.
Different methods have been proposed for safety evaluations. Applying surrogate safety …

[HTML][HTML] A unified probabilistic approach to traffic conflict detection

Y Jiao, SC Calvert, S van Cranenburgh… - Analytic Methods in …, 2025 - Elsevier
Traffic conflict detection is essential for proactive road safety by identifying potential
collisions before they occur. Existing methods rely on surrogate safety measures tailored to …

Develo** sustainable transportation for university trips in low-income countries

N Nadimi, AK Sangdeh… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The UN has defined Sustainable Development Goals, in which sustainable cities and
sustainable transportation can be achieved. Traffic congestion with adverse environmental …

Introducing novel statistical-based method of screening and combining currently well-known surrogate safety measures

N Nadimi, AM Amiri, A Sadri - Transportation letters, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Until now various surrogate safety measures (SSM) have been developed and research in
this area is ongoing. However, it is unclear which indicators are able to reflect danger more …

Effects of high-speed rail illumination on traffic safety at night in a road-cum-railway section–Implications for the infrastructure design

J Yang, Y Lu, H Tu, Y Yang, H Li, X He… - Journal of Transportation …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Intense light from trains can cause glare, affecting the driving safety of vehicles running in
the opposite direction at road-cum-railway sections. This study, in particular, examines glare …

Leveraging UAV capabilities for vehicle tracking and collision risk assessment at road intersections

S Zong, S Chen, M Alinizzi, S Labi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Transportation agencies continue to pursue crash reduction. Initiatives include the design of
safer facilities, promotion of safe behaviors, and assessments of collision risk as a precursor …

A unified theory and statistical learning approach for traffic conflict detection

Y Jiao, SC Calvert, S van Cranenburgh… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This study proposes a unified theory and statistical learning approach for traffic conflict
detection, addressing the long-existing call for a consistent and comprehensive …

Predicting highway risk event with trajectory data: a joint approach of traffic flow and vehicle kinematics

S Huang, H Chen, X Wen, H Zhang - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Real-time collision risk prediction is essential for improving highway safety and reducing
traffic accidents. However, previous studies have mainly used crash data and associated …