Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems: Recent submissions
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A Car-Following Model Considering Driver’s Instantaneous Reaction Delay in Nonlane-Based Traffic Environments
(ASCE, 2022/06/03)Reaction delay is an indispensable factor in the operation and control process of drivers in a car-following scenario. Utilizing trajectory data obtained from an instrumented vehicle, this paper proposes a data-driven ... -
Realign Existing Railway Curves without Key Parameter Information
(ASCE, 2022/05/24)Railway curve realignment is critical for rectifying railway alignment deviations caused by excessive train load and repeated repairs. The existing realignment methods have limitations, such as low efficiency and precision, ... -
Did Mobility Affect the Spread of COVID-19 during the First Pandemic Wave: An Investigation for Indian States Using Dynamic Regression
(ASCE, 2022/06/28)The unprecedented Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), or COVID-19, pandemic adversely affected all walks of life, causing loss of lives and livelihood. The disruptions caused to the economy, social ... -
Electric Bus Scheduling Considering Limited Charging Facility Capacity for Large-Scale Operation
(ASCE, 2022/06/24)Electric buses (e-buses) have been increasingly introduced to urban transit systems in recent years. E-bus scheduling has become a critical problem to ensure cost-efficient transit service. To support continuous e-bus ... -
Revealing Urban Community Structures by Fusing Multisource Transportation Data
(ASCE, 2022/06/29)Revealing urban community structures of a city is of great importance for investigating urban development and sprawl behind the movement dynamics. However, most studies focus on delineating urban community structure and ... -
A Short-Term Naturalistic Driving Study on Predicting Comfort Thresholds for Horizontal Curves on Two-Lane Rural Highways
(ASCE, 2022/05/17)The comfort threshold is one of the basic controls in designing horizontal alignment. Some studies have implied that the recommended comfort thresholds are conservative because they were determined using the traditional ... -
A Car-Following Network Model: An Analysis of Trip Delay
(ASCE, 2022/06/23)In this study, 20 drivers, who maintain a safe distance at all speeds, are monitored to help determine the principal reason for trip delay. The aim was to develop a driver-assisted technology device or devices to enhance ... -
Utilizing Wi-Fi Sensing and an Optimized Radius Algorithm to Count Passengers with Transfers to Enhance Bus Transit O-D Matrix
(ASCE, 2022/05/30)The origin and destination (O-D) of public transit passengers are important for the planning and operation of the transit system. However, only 46% of public transit agencies have a smart card system in the US, and most ... -
Exploring Traffic Crash Occurrence Mechanism toward Cross-Area Freeways via an Improved Data Mining Approach
(ASCE, 2022/06/20)Accurately identifying traffic crash risk factors is an important way to improve freeway safety. The purpose of this research is to reveal the internal coupling mechanisms of and differences between freeway traffic crashes ... -
Real-Time Crash Likelihood Prediction Using Temporal Attention–Based Deep Learning and Trajectory Fusion
(ASCE, 2022/04/29)A crucial component of the proactive traffic safety management system is the real-time crash likelihood prediction model, which takes real-time traffic data as input and predicts the crash likelihood for the next 5+ min. ... -
Public Acceptance of and Confidence in Navigating Intersections with Alternative Designs: A Bivariate Ordered Probit Analysis
(ASCE, 2022/06/20)Public opposition to alternative intersection/interchange designs can be a large barrier to their implementation, even when they have safety and efficiency benefits. This study evaluated the factors influencing perceptions ... -
Analysis of Roadway Segment Vulnerability and Risk Factors for Crashes While Driving in the Wrong Direction
(ASCE, 2022/05/19)Roadway improvements to reduce the frequency of crashes are of the utmost priority to transportation agencies. To a great extent, implementation of improvement programs depends on the reliable identification of roadway ... -
Integrated Optimization of Bus Bridging Route Design and Bus Resource Allocation in Response to Metro Service Disruptions
(ASCE, 2022/05/31)This paper focuses on the bus bridging service design in response to an unplanned metro line segment disruption. An integrated optimization model is constructed to address both bus bridging route layouts and bus resource ... -
Analysis of Travel Demand between Transportation Hubs in Urban Agglomeration Based on Mobile Phone Call Detail Record Data
(ASCE, 2022/04/28)With the growth of a city’s economy, neighboring cities are gradually integrated to form an urban agglomeration. As travel activities driven by various travel demands frequently take place within an urban agglomeration, ... -
Impact of Capacity Definition on the HCM-6 Passenger Car Equivalent Values
(ASCE, 2022/04/27)In the current version (Version 6) of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), equal-capacity passenger car equivalencies (EC-PCEs) are used to account for the effect of trucks for capacity analyses. The EC-PCEs for freeway ... -
Recreating Existing Railway Horizontal Alignments Automatically Using Overall Swing Iteration
(ASCE, 2022/05/18)The horizontal alignment of existing railway must be re-created and calibrated periodically to meet the requirements of safety, stability and comfort. Most existing re-creation methods perform local section optimization, ... -
Developing a Risk Assessment Model for a Highway Site during the Winter Season and Quantifying the Functional Loss in Terms of Traffic Reduction Caused by Winter Hazards Conditions
(ASCE, 2022/04/21)This paper introduces a methodology to quantify traffic change triggered by the combined effect of weather hazards based on winter weather hazards models. The winter weather hazards models for three vehicle types were ... -
Prediction of Traffic Incident Duration Using Clustering-Based Ensemble Learning Method
(ASCE, 2022/05/03)Traffic incidents are a primary cause of traffic delays, which can cause severe economic losses. Effective traffic incident management requires integrating intelligent traffic systems, information dissemination, and the ... -
Railway Dynamic Load Factors Developed from Instrumented Wheelset Measurements
(ASCE, 2022/04/28)Dynamic load factors (ϕ) relate the magnitude of vertical wheel-to-rail loads in operation (dynamic loads) to static loads resulting from the weight of the rail car and its contents, as a function of train speed. The ϕ ... -
Modeling a Car-Following Model with Comprehensive Safety Field in Freeway Tunnels
(ASCE, 2022/04/27)Car following is the most common driving behavior in tunnels. However, current car-following models are not completely suitable for tunnels because they do not take into account the environmental factors affecting vehicles ...