Could Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems Help Improve Mobility in an Emerging Country? Challenges, Opportunities, Gaps and Other Evidence from the Caribbean
Apart from constituting a topic of high relevance for transport planners and policymakers, support technologies for traffic have the potential to bring significant benefits to mobility. In addition, there are groups of “high potential” users, such as young adults, who constitute an essential part of the current market. Notwithstanding, and especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), their knowledge and acceptance remain understudied. This study aimed to assess the appraisal of intelligent transport systems (ITS) and other technological developments applicable to mobility among Dominican young adults. Methods: In this study, we used the data gathered from 1414 Dominicans aged betw…
Conspiracy Beliefs Are Related to the Use of Smartphones behind the Wheel
The belief in conspiracy theories predicts behaviors related to public health such as the willingness to receive vaccines. This study applies a similar approach to an aspect of road safety: the use of smartphones while driving. A representative sample of 1706 subjects answered a series of questions related to what can be regarded as erroneous or conspiracy beliefs against restricting or banning the use of smartphones while driving. The results show that those having such conspiracy beliefs reported a greater use of smartphones behind the wheel.
Diseño y estudio empírico del método METRAS de Secuenciación de Eventos en el Marco del Formulario de Registro de Accidentes de Tráfico y de la Investigación en Seguridad Vial
Esta tesis se ha centrado en el contexto del estudio, valoración, mejora, optimización y modernización de los sistemas de información policial de accidentes de tráfico y de su utilidad en el ámbito de la investigación científica en seguridad vial desde la perspectiva estadística. El trabajo se ha concentrado en el diseño y validación de un nuevo protocolo de registro estructurado genérico de la secuencia del accidente desde el marco del formulario estadístico policial de accidentes de tráfico con víctimas. Este protocolo se denomina método METRAS (Measuring and Recording Traffic Accident Sequence). Este método conceptualiza el accidente como un proceso de naturaleza dinámica difícil de cate…
Abiding by the law when it does not exist: The case of the helmet bicycle law
To improve the safety of bicycle users, some countries have enacted, or considered enacting, mandatory helmet legislation. Of course, the enactment of such legislation in a country assumes that its citizens will be well-informed of it, and consequently, will use the helmet more frequently than before. However, in the survey described in this paper we found that many people are not aware of the legislation in force in their own country, or, even if they know, they may not necessarily behave as dictated by the law. Thus, the effects of mandatory helmet legislation may be somewhat different than desired or expected. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to ascertain the role of cyclists' knowle…
Development of a Roadmap for the Implementation of a Sustainable Mobility Action Plan in University Campuses of Emerging Countries
Universities are centers of knowledge and their Campuses are like small cities, thus making them the ideal place to develop, apply and evaluate policies and tools for innovative mobility solutions that can subsequently be extended to other contexts. A review of mobility measures in different European Universities has revealed that many of them apply policies to promote sustainable mobility, but there is a significant lack of standardized mobility plans and roadmaps for their successful implementation. The objective of the present work is to develop a successful roadmap, which is necessary for the smooth implementation of a mobility plan, as it has been found through a thorough review of goo…