This study investigates the usage of road networks both within and outside of home jurisdictions (city (or town) and county of residence) by analyzing GPS data collected in the Minneapolis Saint Paul metropolitan area, which tracked volunteers’ travel behavior to determine which roads (and thus which class of roads) users chose to accommodate their travel needs. More than half of the travel on ...

Toll roads are an effective means of transportation to shorten the distance between regions. With a short distance, cost accommodation goods will decrease and increase accessibility, thereby encouraging economic improvement community development. One toll currently under construction in West Sumatra is Padang-Pekanbaru road. The Padang-Sicincin section part large project with length 30.4 km. Si...

The transportation system is often described as the lifeblood of modern society. Roads constitute a fundamental part this for both passenger and freight transports, well-functioning an essential element in any successful economy. Hilla one most densely populated cities Iraq. road network city under additional load due to (external - external) trips, especially trips by trucks passing through ci...

BACKGROUND Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) are major causes of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Few studies in Ibadan have focused on the distribution and determinants of RTC among long distance drivers. OBJECTIVE To describe the distribution of crashes by place, times of occurrence, characteristics of persons involved and identify associated factors. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carr...

Land use change may influence many natural phenomena and ecological processes, including runoff, soil erosion, sedimentation and soil conditions. Decreasing of forest area in the North of Iran is one of the critical problems in recent years. The aims of this study are to detect land use changes between 1967 to 2002 using satellite images of Land Sat 7 ETM+ (2002), aerial photos and digital topo...