In the traffic flow on the city road network, it is observed that a new additional road, which is constructed for overcoming the traffic jam, causes more terrible traffic jam. This is well known as Braess’s paradox. Recently, it is pointed out that Braess’s paradox depends on the traffic density and the paradox disappears at high traffic density. The aim of this study is to describe the algorit...

The road network is salvation for economy of any region and social welfare. In observation of dynamicity on road networks and the sharp increase of traffic congestion, accidents, states, the road traffic management becomes more challenging research area. It is need to develop efficient and optimized road network management to prevent the traffic congestion and accidents in the present developme...

Globally, road traffic injuries accounted for about 1.36 million deaths in 2015 and are projected to become the fourth leading cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost by 2030. One-fifth of these deaths occurred in South Asia where road traffic injuries are projected to increase by 144% by 2020. Despite this rapidly increasing disease burden there is limited evidence on the economic...

Background Road traffic dynamics are complex in nature. According to Zhao (2011), road traffic demonstrates various complex systems properties like non-uniformity, non-linearity, and adaptability, hence, it can be considered as complex in nature. Manley (2014) notices that individual driver behavior and unpredictable movement choices are the key reasons of complexity in road traffic. In another...

PURPOSE Road traffic accidents are one of main problems in Iran. Multiple factors cause traffic accidents and the most important one is sleepiness. This factor, however, is given less attention in our country. Road traffic accidents relevant to sleepiness are studied. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, all road traffic accidents relevant to sleepiness, which were reported by police, were ...

BACKGROUND The insurgency tactics that characterize modern warfare, such as suicide car bombs and roadside bombs, have the potential to significantly impact road traffic injuries in conflict affected-countries. As road traffic incidents are one of the top ten causes of death in Iraq, changes in incidence have important implications for the health system. We aimed to describe patterns of road tr...

there has been an increasing concern about inactive drivers who would easily lead to road accidents and fatalities once return to driving. this study investigated the re-usability of traffic signs for inactive drivers with consideration of driver factors and cognitive sign features. fifty-seven hong kong chinese, who possessed a full driving license but had not driven for an extended period, co...

background road traffic accident (rta) victims also suffer from different types of injuries and disabilities, which can affect their quality of life. they usually face with various physical, mental, and social problems. most traffic accident victims had difficulty to return to normal life. objectives this study aimed to understand the experiences of return to normal life in rta victims. patient...