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Spatial Analysis Of Motor Vehicle Accidents In Johnson City, Tennessee, As Reported To Washington County Emergency Communications District (911)., Katharine D. Bennett Dec 2010

Spatial Analysis Of Motor Vehicle Accidents In Johnson City, Tennessee, As Reported To Washington County Emergency Communications District (911)., Katharine D. Bennett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study spatially analyzes emergency 911 call-for-service records from January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2009 for motor vehicle accidents inside the corporate limits of Johnson City, Tennessee. Records were compared according to the land use classification for adjacent properties, roadway type, and traffic signal proximity. Data were evaluated through ArcGIS software using proximity analysis, point pattern analysis, and hotspot analysis.

Motor vehicle accidents evaluated during this study consist of accident locations reported to the Washington County Emergency Communications District concerning property damage, personal injury, and fatalities. Results indicate localized areas with the highest number of traffic accidents contain the …


Evaluation Of Video Based Pedestrian And Vehicle Detection Algorithms, Varun Bandarupalli Dec 2010

Evaluation Of Video Based Pedestrian And Vehicle Detection Algorithms, Varun Bandarupalli

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Video based detection systems rely on the ability to detect moving objects in video streams. Video based detection systems have applications in many fields like, intelligent transportation, automated surveillance etc. There are many approaches adopted for video based detection. Evaluation and selecting a suitable approach for pedestrian and vehicle detection is a challenging task. While evaluating the object detection algorithms, many factors should be considered in order to cope with unconstrained environments, non stationary background, different object motion patterns and the variation in types of object being detected.

In this thesis, we implement and evaluate different video based detection algorithms …


Development Of Guidance For States Transitioning To New Safety Analysis Tools, Priyanka Alluri Dec 2010

Development Of Guidance For States Transitioning To New Safety Analysis Tools, Priyanka Alluri

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With about 125 people dying on US roads each day, the US Department of Transportation heightened the awareness of critical safety issues with the passage of SAFETEA - LU (Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act - a Legacy for Users) legislation in 2005. The legislation required each of the states to develop a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) and incorporate data-driven approaches to prioritize and evaluate program outcomes: Failure to do so resulted in funding sanctioning. In conjunction with the legislation, research efforts have also been progressing toward the development of new safety analysis tools such as IHSDM (Interactive …


Analysis And Evaluation Of Safety Impacts Of Median Types And Midblock Left Turn Treatments For Urban Arterials, Timur Mauga Dec 2010

Analysis And Evaluation Of Safety Impacts Of Median Types And Midblock Left Turn Treatments For Urban Arterials, Timur Mauga

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Urban growth leads to new land-uses abutting arterials requiring driveways for their accessibility. Uncontrolled number and locations of such access points causes safety, mobility and accessibility problems. The solution to these problems is access management (AM) which controls the number and location of the access points. AM techniques are normally documented in the form of guidelines for engineers and planners to follow when implementing the techniques. However, AM guidelines may not cover every technique due to the fact that AM is still growing. For example, the current AM guideline prepared by The Nevada Department of Transportation addresses many AM techniques. …


Sustainable Urban Transport: The Issue Of Equity In The Emerging Bric Countries, Tamara Tavares Aug 2010

Sustainable Urban Transport: The Issue Of Equity In The Emerging Bric Countries, Tamara Tavares

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Although sustainable frameworks for transportation have been widely discussed in the transportation planning field in recent decades, the issue of equity in transportation systems is still relatively unexplored in comparison to the other pillars of sustainability. Globally, the concept of equity gains different nuances in developed and developing countries, and have yet new implications when considering fast emerging nations. The objective of this paper is to investigate how transit policies in fast emerging economies are used to distribute equitable access to benefits and opportunities; and to derive lessons that can orient future cohorts of emerging cities and countries to use …


Funding The Way To Work: Transportation Policies With Provisions For Low-Wage Workers, Ronald Combs Aug 2010

Funding The Way To Work: Transportation Policies With Provisions For Low-Wage Workers, Ronald Combs

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Adequate access to employment is a primary factor in providing a means to self-sufficiency for disadvantaged populations. In order to secure and retain employment, people must enjoy a degree of mobility.
The Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) program enhances mobility for low-wage workers and low-income individuals by offering federal funding for locally planned and developed access projects. Funding for JARC projects is a combination of federal and local funding, with local funding derived from local sources, such as dedicated taxes, other local-level government-funded programs for disadvantaged populations, businesses or general accounts.
The objective of this research is to identify …


Are Distracted Drivers Aware That They Are Distracted?: Exploring Awareness, Self-Regulation, And Performance In Drivers Performing Secondary Tasks, Matthew Crisler Aug 2010

Are Distracted Drivers Aware That They Are Distracted?: Exploring Awareness, Self-Regulation, And Performance In Drivers Performing Secondary Tasks, Matthew Crisler

All Dissertations

Research suggests that driving while talking on a mobile telephone causes drivers not to respond to important events but has a smaller effect on their lane-keeping ability. This pattern is similar to research on night driving and suggests that problems associated with distraction may parallel those of night driving. Here, participants evaluated their driving performance before and after driving a simulated curvy road under different distraction conditions. In experiment 1 drivers failed to appreciate their distraction-induced performance decrements and did not recognize the dissociation between lane-keeping and identification. In Experiment 2 drivers did not adjust their speed to offset being …


Feasibility Analysis On Suramax Fleet Building For N Shipping Company, Zonghao Mou Jul 2010

Feasibility Analysis On Suramax Fleet Building For N Shipping Company, Zonghao Mou

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Research On Simulation Of Rational Utilization Of Coal Berths At Qingdao Port, Fengming Yu Jul 2010

Research On Simulation Of Rational Utilization Of Coal Berths At Qingdao Port, Fengming Yu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Ship Investment Decision Analysis On Middle-East Route Of Sinochem, Jun Fan Jul 2010

Ship Investment Decision Analysis On Middle-East Route Of Sinochem, Jun Fan

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Research On Port Logistics Service In Shanghai, Jiang Jing Jul 2010

Research On Port Logistics Service In Shanghai, Jiang Jing

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Measuring Port Performance Of Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port By Using Dea Model With Ahp Restrain Cone, Wenjie Zhao Jul 2010

Measuring Port Performance Of Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port By Using Dea Model With Ahp Restrain Cone, Wenjie Zhao

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Case Study Of Cold Chain Logistics Business Of Third Party Logistics Company, Han Bao Jul 2010

Case Study Of Cold Chain Logistics Business Of Third Party Logistics Company, Han Bao

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Research On The Competitiveness Of Shanghai International Shipping Center, Chenkai Liu Jul 2010

A Research On The Competitiveness Of Shanghai International Shipping Center, Chenkai Liu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


It Solutions On Project Logistics, Fei Lu Jul 2010

It Solutions On Project Logistics, Fei Lu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Efficiency Analysis Of Trans-Border Goods Traffic Along Nigeria-Niger Border: A Case Study Of Jibia Post Katsina State, Usaini Sani Adamu Jul 2010

Efficiency Analysis Of Trans-Border Goods Traffic Along Nigeria-Niger Border: A Case Study Of Jibia Post Katsina State, Usaini Sani Adamu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Economic Viability Of Mega-Size Container Vessel On Cosco Europe-Asia Route, Zhenhong Pang Jul 2010

Economic Viability Of Mega-Size Container Vessel On Cosco Europe-Asia Route, Zhenhong Pang

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Research On Distribution Program Of Food Cold-Chain Logistics In Bright Speed Fresh Logistics Company, Zexin Xu Jul 2010

Research On Distribution Program Of Food Cold-Chain Logistics In Bright Speed Fresh Logistics Company, Zexin Xu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Study Of Routes Selection In Intermodal Transportation, Qian Liu Jul 2010

The Study Of Routes Selection In Intermodal Transportation, Qian Liu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Research On The Feasibility Of N Company's Chinese Ports Investment Project, Junhua Shen Jul 2010

The Research On The Feasibility Of N Company's Chinese Ports Investment Project, Junhua Shen

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Competitive Appraisal Of Shanghai Container Port In East Asian Regions, Leyi Yin Jul 2010

Competitive Appraisal Of Shanghai Container Port In East Asian Regions, Leyi Yin

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Research On The Connection Of Contrainer Transport Between The Waterway And The Railway Along The Downstream Area Of Yangtze River, Wenjiang Qiu Jul 2010

Research On The Connection Of Contrainer Transport Between The Waterway And The Railway Along The Downstream Area Of Yangtze River, Wenjiang Qiu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Environmental Analysis In Ship Investment Decision-Making, Zhangzhang Ding Jul 2010

The Environmental Analysis In Ship Investment Decision-Making, Zhangzhang Ding

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Study On Optimization Of Container Stowage Based On Pre-Stowage Operation, Fei Gu Jul 2010

Study On Optimization Of Container Stowage Based On Pre-Stowage Operation, Fei Gu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Research Of Logistics Company's Warehouse Cost Reduction And Optimization Design, Sisi Hu Jul 2010

A Research Of Logistics Company's Warehouse Cost Reduction And Optimization Design, Sisi Hu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Real Option Theory Application In Ship Finance—Hb Company As An Example, Shang Ran Jul 2010

The Real Option Theory Application In Ship Finance—Hb Company As An Example, Shang Ran

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Reasonable Number Of Issuing Original Bill Of Lading, Zhongming Ren Jul 2010

Reasonable Number Of Issuing Original Bill Of Lading, Zhongming Ren

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Ship Financing Mode Selection For Cosco's General Cargo Vessel, Ziwen Rong Jul 2010

Ship Financing Mode Selection For Cosco's General Cargo Vessel, Ziwen Rong

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Cognition Analysis Of The Key Inflyence Criteria Of Vessel Registration For Shipping Companies In China, Haoxin Wu Jul 2010

A Cognition Analysis Of The Key Inflyence Criteria Of Vessel Registration For Shipping Companies In China, Haoxin Wu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Research On Vertical Relationships Of Enterprises In The Shipping Industrial Chain, Rui Xie Jul 2010

Research On Vertical Relationships Of Enterprises In The Shipping Industrial Chain, Rui Xie

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.