Transactions on Transport Sciences, 2022 (vol. 13), issue 1
Editorial
Karel Pospíąil
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2022, 13(1) 
Let us begin this issue by considering the concept of transport science as it relates to the title of this journal. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) recognizes Transportation Science and Technology as a distinct field for which a number of journals included in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) are now indexed.The Scopus database classifies the Transportation subject area as a part of social sciences, and the Fields of Research and Development (FORD) classification views Transportation Science and Technology as a part of Civil Engineering. This inconsistency or even impossibility to classify a journal or research conducted in the transport...
Identifying Barriers to the Public Transport Accessibility for Disabled People in Dhaka: A Qualitative Analysis
Sahed Hossen Sajib
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2022, 13(1):5-16 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2022.004
This paper identified the barriers disabled experience in their daily lives using public transport as their travel means in Dhaka. A qualitative investigation of empirical data provides the framework for understanding passengers' experiences with public transport to deal with barriers. In the city of Dhaka, a focus group discussion (FGD) was held with a group of 34 disabled persons. They shared their perceived barriers from their own experiences with public transport. The barriers I found were negative attitudes by drivers, misplacement of priority seats, unfriendly built environment, high cost of travel, imperfect design inside vehicles, prejudice...
Risk Factors Related to Road Traffic Accidents in Phuket Province, Southern Thailand: a Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Jinda Kongcharoen, Nutthajit Onmek, Seppo Karrila, Jariya Seksan
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2022, 13(1):17-25 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2021.020
Phuket is an outstanding province in promoting its economy to domestic and international tourism in Thailand. An investigation of relevant factors for understanding the accident process is one approach to reduce traffic accidents and thereby support tourism industry. This study aimed 1) to examine the characteristics of traffic accidents, physical and surface conditions, and driving behavior in Phuket province; 2) to investigate for an in-depth understanding the factors related to road accidents, including human and vehicle factors, and environmental conditions; and 3) to construct and verify a model concordant with the empirical data. The research...
Patterns of risk-taking behaviors among motorcyclists at signalized intersections in Taiwan
Wen Chieh Yang, Anja Katharina Huemer
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2022, 13(1):26-37 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2021.022
Motorcyclists1 are the fastest-moving vulnerable road users, which made them overrepresented in road injuries and fatalities. In Taiwan, motorcyclists account for approximately 60% of total road fatalities each year, but little is known about the prevalence of risk-taking behaviors among motorcyclists. In the present study, a roadside observation was carried out to examine their unsafe riding behaviors, such as secondary task engagement, helmet non-use, and traffic violations. 4030 motorcyclists were observed at three signalized intersections in Tainan, Taiwan: 593 in a residential district, 1034 in a business park, and 2403 in the city...
Neural network model for recognition and classification of types of interactions in road traffic
Sergei Efremov, Tatiana Kochetova
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2022, 13(1):38-44 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2022.003
The article presents neural network for recognition of driving strategies based on interactions between drivers in road traffic. It analyzes the architecture of the model implemented as a self-organizing map (SOM), consisting of a group of neural networks based on radial basis functions (RBF). It is a training model grounded in the biological foundations of artificial neural networks, in which the training set should consist exclusively of input vectors; wherein the network training algorithm adjusts itself the network's weights to obtain consistent output vectors (i.e. to make presenting sufficiently close input vectors result into the same outputs). The...
Effectiveness of camera-based speed deterrence schemes and drivers' support for a hypothetical smartphone-App-based monitoring scheme
Mahdi Shehab
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2022, 13(1):45-53 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2021.021
As the economic and health tolls resulting from traffic crashes continue to rise worldwide, the need to cut down on behaviours commonly recognized as contributing factors to crashes becomes vital. Speeding has been identified as a major contributing factor to the occurrence of crashes, with crash severity correlating strongly and positively with driving speed. This study represents an endeavour aiming to enhance traffic safety by addressing issues essential to improving the efforts usually undertaken to confront speeding drivers. The effectiveness of the current scheme of deterring speeding drivers in Kuwait relying mainly on automatic speed cameras...
Investigating Key Factors Influencing Purchase Intention of Electric Motorcycle in Indonesia
Yuniaristanto, Martha Widhi Dela Utami, Wahyudi Sutopo, Muhammad Hisjam
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2022, 13(1):54-64 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2022.002
Indonesia is the top three global motorcycle market, contributing to the high CO2 emissions. Electric motorcycles (EMs) are an effective way to reduce CO2 emissions. This study examines the purchase intentions of EMs that focus on micro-levels, cost, technological and macro-level factors. Partial Least Square - Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) is used to explore the significant factors and the relationship among these factors in constructing the purchase intention model. The questionnaire survey collected from 1,223 respondents shows that almost 82% of respondents revealed their intention to buy EMs. This result indicates that...
A review of effectiveness of speed reducing devices with focus on developing countries
Satya Ranjan Samal, Malaya Mohanty, Dipti Ranjan Biswal
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2022, 13(1):65-73 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2021.018
The heterogeneous traffic conditions in India is making things more complicated in urban areas. Traffic accidents in India are increasing at an alarming rate due to the rapid growth of motor vehicles in the past few years. The number of accidents drop only at sites where speed restriction techniques are implemented for different vehicle categories, especially at locations like approaches to level crossings, negotiation points at sharp curves, approaches towards intersections, accident prone locations, residential streets, streets closures at schools and hospitals etc. In developing countries like India, speed humps and speed bumps are primarily used...
How Attractive are Public Transport Interchanges? A Cross Comparison of Two European Terminals
Giannis Adamos, Eftihia Nathanail
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2022, 13(1):74-83 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2021.019
As the world becomes more urbanized, there is a strong need for urban public transport to provide sustainable alternative solutions against private-vehicle usage. However, the opportunities for seamless journeys through public transport are still limited and the need for properly designed and operated transport interchanges is vital. The present paper investigates the perceptions and the users' level of satisfaction when using the New Railway Station of Thessaloniki in Greece and the Riga International Coach Terminal in Latvia, in terms of services provision and station's operation. In total, 36 indicators were tested, grouped in eight quality factors,...