Construction workers face rising risks of fatal injuries from vehicle crashes in roadway work zones. While transportation safety research has focused on motorists’ behavior, the behavior of roadway … [Read more...] about Behavioral Modelling of Roadway Construction Workers: Improving Deep Learning-Based Trajectory Prediction With Contextual Information in Traffic Work Zones
Mathematical Models
Examining Driving Behaviours in Response to Critical Scenarios and In-Vehicle Intrusion Alerts in Road Work Zones: A Virtual Reality Study
Work zone intrusion prediction is vital for enhancing the efficacy of road work zone safety systems and preventing intrusion accidents. However, false alarms have been identified as one of the major … [Read more...] about Examining Driving Behaviours in Response to Critical Scenarios and In-Vehicle Intrusion Alerts in Road Work Zones: A Virtual Reality Study
Optimising Work Zones With Enhanced Cellular Automata and Delayed Mandatory Lane-Changing Modelling
In highway work zones, lane-changing behaviour near bottlenecks is more urgent than in general segments, referred to as delayed mandatory lane-changing (DMLC). This study proposes an enhanced cellular … [Read more...] about Optimising Work Zones With Enhanced Cellular Automata and Delayed Mandatory Lane-Changing Modelling
Work Zones Challenge VLM Trajectory Planning: Toward Mitigation and Robust Autonomous Driving
Visual Language Models (VLMs), with powerful multi-modal reasoning capabilities, are gradually integrated into autonomous driving by several automobile manufacturers to enhance planning capability in … [Read more...] about Work Zones Challenge VLM Trajectory Planning: Toward Mitigation and Robust Autonomous Driving
VR-WISE: VR Based Work Zone Immersive Simulation With Eye Tracking and Biometric Sensors for Capturing Driver’s Awareness
Safety in roadway work zones remains a major challenge: accidents often stem from unpredictable driver and worker behavior, underscoring the need to understand their interactions and perceptions. … [Read more...] about VR-WISE: VR Based Work Zone Immersive Simulation With Eye Tracking and Biometric Sensors for Capturing Driver’s Awareness
Predicting Injury Severity of Work Zone Crashes Along Florida Freeways
With increasing demand for capacity improvement, future highway construction, and the need for newer infrastructure, the United States is likely to experience more, longer duration, and longer … [Read more...] about Predicting Injury Severity of Work Zone Crashes Along Florida Freeways