Evaluation of driver demand for in-vehicle information: An integrated method combining clustering and multivariate ordered probit model.

Introduction: The proper execution of driving tasks requires information support. While new technologies have increased the convenience of information access, they have also increased the risk of driver distraction and information overload. Meeting drivers' demands and providing them with adequate information are crucial to driving safety.

Do footbridge and underpass improve pedestrian safety? A Hong Kong case study using three-dimensional digital map of pedestrian network.

Hong Kong is a compact city with high activity and travel intensity. In the past decades, many footbridges and underpasses were installed to reduce the pedestrian-vehicle conflicts on urban roads. However, it is rare that the effects of configuration of pedestrian network on pedestrian crashes are investigated.

Investigation of intervention methods based on different leading roles in family regarding child road safety education: An experimental study.

Children are vulnerable to traffic injuries due to their low hazard perception. Previous studies have indicated that both parents and children have potential leading roles in safety education within the family. However, the effects of different leading roles (parents or children) on the hazard perception of children have not yet been revealed, and interactive education with children in the leading roles could also be an important means to enhance children's road safety.

Diagnostic analysis of environmental factors affecting the severity of traffic crashes: From the perspective of pedestrian-vehicle and vehicle-vehicle collisions.

Objectives: Traffic crashes under low-visibility conditions are frequent and serious. The aim of this study was to investigate how the road environment affects the severity of pedestrian-vehicle and vehicle-vehicle collisions under low-visibility conditions.

Methods: The injury severity of pedestrian-vehicle collisions and vehicle-vehicle collisions under low-visibility conditions was set as the dependent variable and divided into 2 categories: "killed or severe injury collision" and "slight injury collision.

The trade-off between safety and time in the red light running behaviors of pedestrians: A random regret minimization approach.

Pedestrian safety has been a major concern in Hong Kong, where walking is an important access mean to urban transportation services and pedestrian-vehicle conflicts are prevalent. Red light running violation of pedestrians is a leading cause of pedestrian-vehicle crashes at the signal intersections. It is necessary to examine the possible factors including personal characteristics and road environments that affect the propensities of red light running violation of pedestrians.

Propensities of red light running of pedestrians at the two-stage crossings with split pedestrian signal phases.

Two-stage crossing with a median refuge island is commonly installed at the busy urban signalized intersections. To accommodate for the high traffic flow in different directions, split phasing is often applied for pedestrians' right of way of the two crossing stages. Previous studies mainly focus on the time delay, capacity and operation efficiency of two-stage crossings.

Investigation of the Contributory Factors to the Guessability of Traffic Signs.

Traffic signs play an important role in traffic management systems. A variety of studies have focused on drivers' comprehension of traffic signs. However, the travel safety of prospective users, which has been rarely mentioned in previous studies, has attracted considerable attention from relevant departments in China.