Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems: Recent submissions
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Advancements in Traffic Sign Recognition for Autonomous Vehicles Using DCGAIN and Template Matching
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractInclement weather often increases traffic accidents due to distractions and reduced visibility, emphasizing the importance of traffic signs in guiding drivers and enforcing safety. However, accurately detecting ... -
A Comparative Safety Performance Evaluation of Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractVehicles with automated driving systems (ADS) and those with advanced driver assistance systems (Level 2 ADAS) operate in various locations in the US. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has collected crash ... -
Impact of Heterogeneous Traffic Flow on Nonmotorized Lane Width: Solving Avoidance Gaps Using a Gravitational Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractNonmotorized vehicles are prone to collisions when the space required to avoid is insufficient during overtaking. This risk is particularly heightened in the presence of heterogeneous traffic flows, where various ... -
Examining Truck Platoon Configurations to Maximize Operational, Safety, and Environmental Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe efficient movement of freight is crucial for the sustainability of the US economy and for improving its environmental impact. Truck platooning involves several trucks closely following each other in a platoon ... -
Methodology of Large-Scale Annual Average Daily Bicycle Traffic Estimation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractLarge-scale bicycle network design, safety, and crash estimates largely depend on network-wide bicycling volume estimation. Previous studies developed direct demand models on a smaller scale (e.g., city or ... -
From Opacity to Clarity: Employing Explainable AI to Interpret CNN Predictions on Winter Road Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe development of deep learning models for winter road surface conditions (RSC) classification has advanced in recent years. However, most of these models remain nontransparent, limiting confidence in their ... -
Highway Spiral Curve Length Function Based on the Discrepancy between Drivers’ Natural Steering Length and Spiral Curve Length
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractIf the length of the spiral curve on a highway is too short or too long relative to the drivers’ natural steering length, it increases the drivers’ operational burden, affecting the smoothness and safety of vehicle ... -
Enhanced Modeling of Left Lane Line Extensions for Permitted Left Turns in Skewed Intersections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis technical note, focusing on the competitive behavior of permitted left turns, introduces an enhanced model to determine the form of left lane line extensions, specifically designed to be applicable in skewed ... -
Metaheuristic Optimization for Enhancing Performance of Predictive Vehicle Control Delay Estimation Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractEfficient traffic signal management relies on precisely anticipating vehicle control delays, critical for improving traffic flow. Techniques for predicting vehicle control delay have improved, especially since ... -
Traffic Planning, Safety, Roundabouts, the Public, and Control Theory
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractTraffic safety in the US is presently a major concern. Roundabouts have an excellent reputation for safety. A few have been constructed in the US. They are generally unpopular among the American driving public. ... -
Optimization Study on the Hybrid Scheduling of Truck–Drone Delivery System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe exigency to curtail last-mile delivery expenses is an intricate issue within the logistics industry. Owing to their flexibility, portability, and low cost, drones have great potential in the application of ... -
Performance Evaluation of Roundabouts under Mixed Traffic Conditions: A Data-Driven Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis study presents a comprehensive analysis of roundabout performance under mixed traffic conditions, focusing on various parameters influencing performance effectiveness. Field data from ten roundabouts in three ... -
Toward Equitable Progress: A Review of Equity Assessment and Perspectives in Emerging Technologies and Mobility Innovations in Transportation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractTransportation is evolving rapidly, as the world becomes smarter, faster, and more connected. From self-driving vehicles to e-bikes, electric cars, and other pedestrian hardware, how people move around cities is ... -
Effects of Ceramic Raised Pavement Marker on Prohibiting Left Turns from Driveway: A Before and After Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis study evaluates the impact of ceramic raised pavement markers (CRPMs) at an unsignalized intersection near downtown Auburn, Alabama, to deter left turns from an urban driveway. Increased traffic from a new ... -
Integrating Signal Performance Data for Turning Movement Counts Estimation at Intersections Using Machine Learning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis paper explores the use of signal performance measure (SPM) data to estimate turning movement counts at intersections. Accurate turning movement counts are essential for signal timing optimization and traffic ... -
Investigating the Bike Sharing Brand Selection of Young People Using a Mixed Logit Model: A Case Study of Shanghai
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractWith the rapid development of information technology, bike sharing has emerged as an important travel mode, and many studies have been published on bike sharing in recent years. Unlike past studies, this paper ... -
VMT Monitoring of an Urban Network Using Bus-Based Video Imagery: Empirical Evaluation and Comparison with LBS Data-Derived Estimates
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractVideo imagery obtained from cameras mounted on transit buses for nontraffic purposes while the buses are in regular service is used with a modification of the moving observer method to estimate traffic volumes and, ... -
Data-Driven Methods to Assess Transportation System Resilience: Case Study of the Arkansas Roadway Network
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis study presents a novel method for assessing systemwide resilience of highway transportation systems by considering the likelihood of disruptions and the significance of critical links in the network while ... -
Naturalistic Experiment for Surface Transportation: A Study of Snowplow Lighting under Winter Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Inclement winter weather poses a safety risk to all road users, primarily due to roads covered with snow or ice and substantially reduced visibility. The winter road maintenance vehicles used are often larger and slower ... -
Design of Flexible Transit with Multitype Stations Considering Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Flexible transit is an alternative to fulfilling personalized and uncertain demand. This paper describes the design of a flexible transit system with multitype stations and a hybrid time window operating pattern to accommodate ...