Safe mobility

Transportation safety continues to be an important issue that we face daily as it results in enormous losses to human life and to the economy. This research targets safe mobility at intersections in an urban setting by analyzing drivers’ behavior at the stop bar during the red-light phases. The latt...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: El Mendelek, Maria (author)
التنسيق: masterThesis
منشور في: 2022
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/14119
https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.449
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.php
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2022-10-24T10:59:57Z
2022
2022-07-15
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Transportation -- Safety measures
Traffic safety
Automobile drivers -- Behavior -- Evaluation
Automobile drivers -- Psychology
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
Dissertations, Academic
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Safe mobility
Analysis of drivers’ behavior at the stop bar of signalized intersections using mixed-effects modeling
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description Transportation safety continues to be an important issue that we face daily as it results in enormous losses to human life and to the economy. This research targets safe mobility at intersections in an urban setting by analyzing drivers’ behavior at the stop bar during the red-light phases. The latter analysis focuses on drivers’ psychological and demographic attributes. Drivers are exposed to various scenarios and triggers using a state-of-the-art driving simulator. Three main scenarios are utilized to test drivers’ responses, which include pedestrians crossing the crosswalk, police enforcement personnel and adjacent driver encroaching on the stop bar promoting the imitation behavior. A survey assessing demographics and individual traits such as impulsivity, impatience, mindfulness and driving rituals is used to complement the driving simulator experience for a total of 178 participants. Real life observations and monitoring at intersections are conducted to confirm drivers’ behaviors with respect to stopping at the stop bar in the presence of various triggers. Younger males with a history of at least one severe accident are more likely to be exhibit aggressive behavior such as speeding and committing violations. Participants scoring high on the Attitudes Towards Traffic Safety and Driving Behavior Survey scales are safer drivers who show more concern about traffic laws. High scores on mindfulness and agreeableness (Big Five Personality Inventory) are associated with less violations whereas extraversion and neuroticism are linked with impulsivity and frustration thus leading to higher acceleration rates and speeding. Symptoms of depression reduce a person’s capacity to maintain attention. Thus, it is highly effective to enhance mindfulness and stress management in addition to driving risk-awareness and focus on improving the existing driving education system.
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spelling Safe mobilityAnalysis of drivers’ behavior at the stop bar of signalized intersections using mixed-effects modelingEl Mendelek, MariaTransportation -- Safety measuresTraffic safetyAutomobile drivers -- Behavior -- EvaluationAutomobile drivers -- PsychologyLebanese American University -- DissertationsDissertations, AcademicTransportation safety continues to be an important issue that we face daily as it results in enormous losses to human life and to the economy. This research targets safe mobility at intersections in an urban setting by analyzing drivers’ behavior at the stop bar during the red-light phases. The latter analysis focuses on drivers’ psychological and demographic attributes. Drivers are exposed to various scenarios and triggers using a state-of-the-art driving simulator. Three main scenarios are utilized to test drivers’ responses, which include pedestrians crossing the crosswalk, police enforcement personnel and adjacent driver encroaching on the stop bar promoting the imitation behavior. A survey assessing demographics and individual traits such as impulsivity, impatience, mindfulness and driving rituals is used to complement the driving simulator experience for a total of 178 participants. Real life observations and monitoring at intersections are conducted to confirm drivers’ behaviors with respect to stopping at the stop bar in the presence of various triggers. Younger males with a history of at least one severe accident are more likely to be exhibit aggressive behavior such as speeding and committing violations. Participants scoring high on the Attitudes Towards Traffic Safety and Driving Behavior Survey scales are safer drivers who show more concern about traffic laws. High scores on mindfulness and agreeableness (Big Five Personality Inventory) are associated with less violations whereas extraversion and neuroticism are linked with impulsivity and frustration thus leading to higher acceleration rates and speeding. Symptoms of depression reduce a person’s capacity to maintain attention. Thus, it is highly effective to enhance mindfulness and stress management in addition to driving risk-awareness and focus on improving the existing driving education system.1 online resource (xiii, 101 leaves): ill. (some col.)Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-82)Lebanese American University2022-10-24T10:59:57Z2022-10-24T10:59:57Z20222022-07-15Thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesishttp://hdl.handle.net/10725/14119https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.449http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.phpeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/141192022-10-24T11:00:37Z
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El Mendelek, Maria
Transportation -- Safety measures
Traffic safety
Automobile drivers -- Behavior -- Evaluation
Automobile drivers -- Psychology
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
Dissertations, Academic
status_str publishedVersion
title Safe mobility
title_full Safe mobility
title_fullStr Safe mobility
title_full_unstemmed Safe mobility
title_short Safe mobility
title_sort Safe mobility
topic Transportation -- Safety measures
Traffic safety
Automobile drivers -- Behavior -- Evaluation
Automobile drivers -- Psychology
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
Dissertations, Academic
url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/14119
https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.449
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.php