Road Safety Modeling and Engineering towards Advanced and Sustainable Transportation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (8 November 2023) | Viewed by 375
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electric mobility; transport modelling and simulation; intelligent transport systems; traffic engineering; sustainable transportation
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Interests: transport modelling and simulation; intelligent transport system; cooperative, connected, and automated mobility; sustainable transportation systems
Interests: maritime transport and logistics; human factors; active and passive safety; relations land use transport; transport planning
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Interests: sustainable transportation systems; decision support systems; human factors and transport safety; maritime logistics; transportation planning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Safety for transportation systems is one of the main requirements to enable sustainable development and increase accessibility to satisfy mobility needs. Nevertheless, road accidents are the first cause of death of young people and human and social costs are still increasing, although in advanced countries, an improvement in road safety levels has been observed in recent years. Many actions have been proposed to reduce the number of fatalities in road accidents, and new technologies are becoming mandatory for new vehicles to improve road safety with the final goal in Europe to reduce road deaths to zero by 2050 (Vision Zero).
As part of this Special Issue, we invite papers that discuss methodologies, modeling approaches, engineering solutions, performance, and impacts of initiatives and policies relevant to the implementation of road safety towards advanced and sustainable transportation. Papers can target different domains, including, but not limited to:
Data collection and analysis for safety evaluation:
- In-service vehicle monitoring;
- Traffic and safety observation with advanced tools;
- Risky maneuvers detection;
- Driving behavior and human factors.
Modeling approaches to identify risk in road traffic:
- Simulation studies for impact assessment to support solutions;
- Driving monitoring to improve safety;
- Road safety indicators;
- Decision support systems for road network managers in monitoring and managing road safety.
Safety solutions for road users and road managers:
- Vulnerable road users (e.g., pedestrian, cyclists, motorcyclist, etc.);
- Solutions for road vehicles to reduce accidents;
- Solutions for specific user groups aiming at equity and inclusion.
Policies and systems for road safety:
- Protection of vulnerable road users;
- Urban policies;
- Enforcement systems;
- Planning and regulations.
Impact of vehicle innovation on safety:
- Advance driver assistance system (ADAS);
- Cooperative, connected, and automated mobility (CCAM).
Dr. Francesco Paolo Deflorio
Dr. Angela Carboni
Dr. Gianfranco Fancello
Dr. Patrizia Serra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- road safety
- safety engineering
- sustainable road transport
- ADAS
- vehicle innovation
- vulnerable road users
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