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Cycle lanes: their effect on driver passing distances in urban areas.

Presentation / Conference
McHale, A., & Stewart, K. (2013, January)
Cycle lanes: their effect on driver passing distances in urban areas. Paper presented at 45th Annual Conference of the University Transport Study Group
The current literature in the field of cycle lanes has shown often contradictory evidence as to the benefits and risks of cycle lanes and previous work has specifically shown ...

Impact of motorcycle’s driving behaviour on fuel consumption and emissions.

Presentation / Conference
Kumar, R., Saleh, W., & Ocana, L. (2014, January)
Impact of motorcycle’s driving behaviour on fuel consumption and emissions. Paper presented at 46th Annual UTSG Conference, Newcastle upon Tyne University, United Kingdom
Many studies have confirmed that driving behaviour has a great influence on petrol-fuelled than on diesel-fuelled vehicles. Depending on the type of road and vehicle technolog...

Developing a framework for standardising and harmonising intermodal terminal concession contracts.

Presentation / Conference
Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2015, June)
Developing a framework for standardising and harmonising intermodal terminal concession contracts. Paper presented at 4th Florence Conference on the Regulation of Infrastructures, Florence
Much effort goes into planning of freight infrastructure to achieve government policy aims of modal shift, and governments (and government-backed infrastructure managers and r...

After the downturn: where now for travel plans in Scotland?

Presentation / Conference
Llewellyn, R., Tricker, R., & Paton, D. (2014, April)
After the downturn: where now for travel plans in Scotland?. Paper presented at 10th Annual Scottish Transport Research and Applications Conference, Glasgow
A Travel Plan is a travel demand management tool which has the potential to alter the means of travel to or from any destination or origin of movement to modes of transport ot...

Sensor design for cancer tissue diagnostics

Presentation / Conference
La Spada, L., Bilotti, F., & Vegni, L. (2012, April)
Sensor design for cancer tissue diagnostics. Paper presented at SPIE Photonics Europe
In this paper, the design of a metamaterial-based sensor, operating in the mid-infrared frequency range, is proposed. The sensor consists of a planar array of complementary ci...

Persuading people to purchase low-emission cars: The potential role of green policy measures.

Presentation / Conference
Borthwick, S., & Carreno, M. (2012, January)
Persuading people to purchase low-emission cars: The potential role of green policy measures. Paper presented at International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, Changsha, China
This paper begins by providing a brief review of the different types of ‘green’ policy taxation measures introduced by various governments to incentivise the purchase of lower...

Idling emission at signalised intersection- A case study in Delhi.

Presentation / Conference
Kumar, R., Parida, P., Shukla, S., & Saleh, W. (2014, August)
Idling emission at signalised intersection- A case study in Delhi. Paper presented at WASD 2014 International Conference, Le Meridian Versailles - Montreal, Canada
Exhaust emissions from idling vehicles at signalised traffic intersections is always of interest to researcher. In this paper, a case study of Ashram intersection of Delhi is ...

Traffic accidents reductions in Saudi Arabia: Barriers and the way forward

Presentation / Conference
Al-Atawi, A. M., Kumar, R., & Saleh, W. (2014, August)
Traffic accidents reductions in Saudi Arabia: Barriers and the way forward. Paper presented at WASD 12th International Conference, Le Meridian Versailles - Montreal, Canada
It has been estimated that the annual cost of traffic accidents in Saudi Arabia exceeds 6 billion US dollars, in addition to other social, health, and economic impacts, such a...

Assessing the Carbon Impact of ICT measures.

Presentation / Conference
Stewart, K., Fonzone, A., & Cooper, J. (2014, May)
Assessing the Carbon Impact of ICT measures. Paper presented at 10th Annual Scottish Transport Research and Applications Conference, Glasgow

The potential for ‘Green’ fiscal measures to lessen the environmental Impact of car usage in Scotland.

Presentation / Conference
Borthwick, S. (2010, January)
The potential for ‘Green’ fiscal measures to lessen the environmental Impact of car usage in Scotland. Paper presented at 42nd Annual UTSG conference, Plymouth