INTRODUCTION Drivers aged 16-24 are greatly over-represented in the statistics regarding crashes and fatalities on the road [1] , also in Australia [2]. Only 16% of driver licences in Australia are held by young drivers, aged 17-25 years, while this group makes up almost one third of all road crashes; the youngest drivers, 17-20 year olds, have a crash rate almost three times that of older driv...

We consider a specific advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) whose objective is to reduce drivers’ travel time uncertainty with recurrent network congestion through provision of traffic information. Since the provided information is still partial or imperfect, drivers equipped with an ATIS cannot always find the shortest travel time route and thus may not always comply with the advice pr...

OBJECTIVES To study the risk of lung cancer in different subgroups of professional drivers in urban and rural areas of Sweden. METHODS Information on occupation and geographical region was obtained from the Swedish census of 1970 and data on the incidence of lung cancer between 1971 and 1984 from the National Swedish Cancer Registry. Professional drivers were separated into bus, taxi, and lon...

This study is concerned with the safety risk of reduction of visibility on roadways. One way to improve safety under reduced visibility conditions (i.e., reduce the risk of visibility related crashes) is to improve drivers' behavior under such adverse weather conditions. However, there is lack of studies that attempted to better understand drivers' behavior at different traffic and visibility c...

The transmission capacity of communication systems has evolved tremendously over the past 150 years, bringing borders, people and places closer together. Arguably the first step in this journey was the made by Samuel Morse, when he transmitted the first electrical telegraph message in 1844. Following in his footsteps, a Scotsman by the name of Alexander Graham Bell furthered the drive for innov...

OBJECTIVES Professional drivers of the public transportation are one of the occupational groups exposed to very poor working conditions. Factors such as low physical activity, irregular working hours, poor eating habits and excessive stress at work, have a negative impact on cardiovascular risk and promote the development of diseases of the cardiovascular system. This study aimed to establish t...

Researches using existing statistics and data collected from the area of study help officials at decision-making, to improve the region's problems, like the problem of the high rate of accidents in the region, despite the low volume of daily service. The uses of roundabouts in many parts of the world have many advantages over intersections, amongst them are increased safety and capacity and red...

Background: The prevalence of hypertension (HTN) among Iranian taxi drivers has not been well defined. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HTN and to identify factors influencing its prevalence among Iranian taxi drivers in 2018. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on a total sample of 321 taxi drivers in Kermanshah province in 2018. The participants wer...