Nora Studer , Dorothea Schaffner , Nicole Haiderer , Annalisa Stefanelli , Michael A.B. van Eggermond , Alexander Erath
{"title":"Pool more, drive less: An investigation of barriers and motivators of ridepooling in autonomous vehicles","authors":"Nora Studer , Dorothea Schaffner , Nicole Haiderer , Annalisa Stefanelli , Michael A.B. van Eggermond , Alexander Erath","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101427","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101427","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The integration of on-demand ridepooling services provided by autonomous vehicles into transportation systems offers a solution to mobility challenges in the future. If such services effectively enable travellers to share a vehicle instead of driving alone, higher vehicle occupancy rates would lead to a more efficient use of existing road infrastructure. This in turn could help alleviate traffic congestion and its associated drawbacks. The acceptance of such autonomous ridepooling (aRP) services by prospective users is essential for their successful adoption. Therefore, this qualitative study aims to uncover the relevant factors that determine aRP acceptance and to better understand the drivers and barriers of aRP acceptance using a user-centered approach. Through 18 semi-structured in-depth interviews with a diverse range of participants, the study revealed the significance of performance expectations with regards to safety, comfort, flexibility, sustainability, and social aspects in shaping acceptance for aRP. Notably, ambivalent attitudes and controversial perceptions of these factors as well as differences between public transport and private car users underscore the importance of customer segmentation and tailored strategies for the design and promotion of aRP services. Findings emphasize the need for aRP services to prioritize user-centric approaches to enable the adoption and facilitate the integration of aRP as a more sustainable option into future transportation systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101427"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francisca M. Padilla , Mario A. Trógolo , Cándida Castro
{"title":"Two drinks and drive: Assessing the average driver’s ability to self-restrain from alcohol and drug use while driving","authors":"Francisca M. Padilla , Mario A. Trógolo , Cándida Castro","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101391","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101391","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, participants answered 7<!--> <!-->questions about their ability to restrain from substance use while driving, as well as socio-demographic questions. A total of 360 non-offender drivers completed the questionnaires. Slightly more than half (51.8%) of the non-offender drivers admitted to driving after consuming 1<!--> <!-->or 2 beers or glasses of wine. Moreover, 15% of drivers also said they had taken other drugs, including cocaine, amphetamines or designer drugs (8%), and medications that cause drowsiness. Additionally, experienced drivers showed a higher tendency to not restrain from substance use while driving compared to novice drivers. An important link was found between reports of driving shortly after consuming more than 3 beers or glasses of wine and an AUDIT diagnosis of either moderate risk or alcohol use disorder. Moreover, significant relationships were found between reports of driving after consuming cannabis, hashish or marihuana and an AUDIT and DAST diagnosis in addition to an affirmative response to the question about driving after taking drugs or non-prescription medications. Furthermore, drivers who reported driving after consuming 1<!--> <!-->or 2<!--> <!-->beers or glasses of wine also reported a higher number of accidents with material damage. The number of fines was also higher for those who reported driving after consuming 5<!--> <!-->or more spirit drinks. Additionally, drivers who drink and drive also self-reported a higher rate of violations, aggressive violations, errors and lapses. Finally, unsafe behaviours, violations and errors were also associated with the use of a second substance, mainly cannabis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101391"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143878590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John Esimaje Moyegbone , Joel Okpoghono , Aghafekokhian Bose Osaiyuwu , Eghonghon Ehianata Oronsaye , Favour Alero Fregene , Iyobosa Nicholas Ogbomo , Jennifer Aleye Ebeigbe , George Nnamdi Atuanya , Ezekiel Uba Nwose
{"title":"Impairment of depth perception and risk factors among commercial motor-vehicle drivers","authors":"John Esimaje Moyegbone , Joel Okpoghono , Aghafekokhian Bose Osaiyuwu , Eghonghon Ehianata Oronsaye , Favour Alero Fregene , Iyobosa Nicholas Ogbomo , Jennifer Aleye Ebeigbe , George Nnamdi Atuanya , Ezekiel Uba Nwose","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101444","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101444","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Depth perception, referred to as stereopsis is the ability of the eyes to fuse two somewhat different images created by stimulating two distinct retina areas to produce binocular single vision. Impairment of depth perception is a suggested risk factor in road traffic injuries and deaths globally. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of impaired depth perception and associated risk factors among commercial motor-vehicle drivers in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cross-sectional study of 341 commercial motor-vehicle drivers aged ≥ 20 years in Benin City Metropolis using a purposive sampling technique. Socio-demographic data were collected using a self-administered questionnaires. Depth Perception was assessed using TNO Random Dot Stereogram Chart. Data was analyzed using IBM-SPSS version 29.0. Statistical significance was considered at p < 0.05.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 326 (95.6%) males and 15 (4.4%) females participated in this study. The overall prevalence of impaired gross and fine depth perception were 18.8% and 83.9% respectively. While 19.0% of males and 13.3% of females had impaired gross depth perception, 85.8% of males and 40.0% of females had impaired fine depth perception. Impaired depth perception increases with increase in age, years of driving experience and hours driven per day.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The high prevalence of impaired depth perception in this study could promote occurrence of road traffic accidents due to inability to make precise judgment especially at near and intermediate distances. Routine depth perception assessment of drivers is recommended prior to issuance of driver’s license and relicensing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101444"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruoxi Wen , Zhen Jiang , Chen Liang , Cassandra Telenko , Andrea Broaddus , Bo Wang , Yan Fu , Hua Cai
{"title":"A Trip-Chain-based approach to generate travel demands for shared autonomous vehicle systems modeling","authors":"Ruoxi Wen , Zhen Jiang , Chen Liang , Cassandra Telenko , Andrea Broaddus , Bo Wang , Yan Fu , Hua Cai","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101425","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101425","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To inform decision making and guide the development of smart transportation systems towards urban sustainability, it is critical to model how travelers may use shared autonomous vehicles (SAV). Such models need two key components − travel demands with high spatiotemporal resolutions and travelers’ sociodemographic information – to determine travelers’ acceptance and participation in SAV system. Existing SAV operations models used travel demand generation methods that either lack travelers’ demographics or only generate trips at a zonal level on a case-by-case basis. A scalable approach that can generate travel demands with higher resolution and linked household- and person-level sociodemographic is needed to enable better analysis of trips’ shareability and support SAV operations modeling. To address this gap, we propose a Household and Individual Trip-chain-based (HIT) travel demand generation model. The travel demands of household members are generated as chains of trips with spatial and temporal details that match the travel patterns of the individual’s as well as the household’s demographic profile. Using Miami as a case study city, we compared the proposed HIT model with a state-of-the-art activity-based model (ABM) to demonstrate its feasibility and validity. Results show that HIT model captures more complex travel patterns. We also used the travel demands generated by both methods as inputs to simulate SAV operation and found that using ABM to input travel demands in SAV operation models may overestimate the benefits of SAVs. Additionally, the proposed HIT model has the advantage of only requiring publicly available data as inputs, making it scalable nationwide.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101425"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143877400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the link between traffic violations and moral disengagement: A scoping review","authors":"Haouria Basiyd-Fellahi, Patricia Delhomme, Julien Cestac","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101438","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101438","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Traffic violations are a major contributor to road traffic crashes. It is therefore imperative to understand why motorists commit traffic violations. Some studies have identified the use of self-exonerating strategies, such as Moral Disengagement (MD; <span><span>Bandura, 1990</span></span>), as a contributing factor to this decision-making process. The present scoping review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of current research on the relationship between MD and traffic violations, evaluate the methodologies used to measure road-specific MD, and identify gaps in the literature to inform future research. Seventeen articles were identified in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guideline extension for Scoping Reviews. PsycINFO and SCOPUS databases were searched for articles published between 2000 and 2023. This scoping review revealed several key findings: a) only two articles explicitly addressed and measured MD, while the remaining 15 employed measures implying MD without explicitly addressing it; b) a positive relationship between MD and traffic violations was found, with evidence suggesting an additional positive link between anger and road-specific MD; and c) theoretical overlaps were identified between MD theory, the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Model of Retaliatory Aggressive Driving. In light of these findings, it appears relevant to consider the role of MD in traffic violations when developing interventions to reduce them. However, further studies are required to better understand the observed relationship between MD and traffic violations and the role of emotions in this process. This step is necessary to provide a more informed basis for road safety programmes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101438"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143874292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Balancing awareness and responsibility: Cognitive mechanisms shaping electric vehicle purchase intentions","authors":"Cong Doanh Duong","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101440","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101440","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to explore the psychological and cognitive factors influencing consumer intentions to purchase electric vehicles using the Norm Activation Model. Specifically, this study examines how awareness of consequences and ascription of responsibility directly affect purchase intentions, how their balance or imbalance influences personal norms, and how environmental concern, responsibility, and knowledge impact awareness of consequences and ascription of responsibility. Data were gathered from 706 participants across five major cities in Vietnam and analyzed using multiple and polynomial regression. The results show that, besides personal norms, awareness of consequences and ascription of responsibility significantly affect electric vehicle purchase intentions. Moreover, alignment between awareness of consequences and ascription of responsibility strengthens personal norms, while environmental concern and knowledge enhance awareness of consequences, and environmental responsibility and knowledge increase ascription of responsibility. This study offers valuable insights for policymakers and marketers in promoting electric vehicle adoption and pro-environmental behavior.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101440"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Establishing a welfare policy program for cargo drivers in the Rep. of Korea: A comparative analysis of cargo driver employees","authors":"Sang Bae Han , Min Jae Park","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101439","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101439","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cargo transportation plays a vital role in national economic development, yet the welfare of cargo drivers has long been overlooked in South Korea. This study aims to evaluate and prioritize welfare policies for cargo drivers by applying the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), drawing on expert opinions from drivers, industry practitioners, and policymakers. By examining financial, psychological, technical, and policy-related welfare factors, this study provides a structured understanding of the needs and expectations of key stakeholders. The findings reveal that financial factors—such as livelihood support and loan programs—are prioritized by drivers, while policy-related factors—such as cargo rate systems and consignment mechanisms—are more emphasized by industry workers and decision-makers. This divergence highlights the need for better alignment between welfare policy design and field-level needs. This study contributes to the transportation and logistics literature by offering a comprehensive framework for evaluating welfare priorities in the freight sector. It advances the application of AHP in public welfare decision-making and underscores the importance of multi-stakeholder engagement in policy formulation. The results are expected to guide the establishment of a sustainable and inclusive welfare system for cargo drivers, particularly as the industry transitions toward automation, eco-friendly transport, and digitalization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101439"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joseph S. Lightner , Greg Vonnahme , Steven Chesnut , Nancy Ziegler , Nathan Nguyen , Christiana Sylvaine , Rian Snead , Jordan A. Carlson , Jannette Berkley-Patton , Amanda Grimes
{"title":"Funding for public transportation: results from a Midwest exit poll","authors":"Joseph S. Lightner , Greg Vonnahme , Steven Chesnut , Nancy Ziegler , Nathan Nguyen , Christiana Sylvaine , Rian Snead , Jordan A. Carlson , Jannette Berkley-Patton , Amanda Grimes","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101433","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101433","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Public transportation can lead to increases in physical activity, access to jobs, healthcare, and healthy food, and may improve overall health. Funding for public transit is essential for a sustainable transportation system. However, most health studies have not focused on voting behavior as a mechanism for sustaining public transportation. This study employs a cross-sectional, in-person, exit poll of voters at 10 randomly selected polling locations during a local election in 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. The voter ballot included a question to extend an existing 3/8 cent sales tax for public transportation. Participants (N = 649) overwhelmingly supported (90.6 %) sustaining taxes for public transportation. Individuals who used public transit (Odds Ratio [OR] = 1.92, p < 0.05) were more likely to support sustained taxes than individuals who did not use public transit. Republicans (OR = 0.03, p < 0.001) and Independents (OR = 0.17, p < 0.001) were less likely to support taxes than Democrats. Democratic affiliation (χ<sup>2</sup> = 82.9, p < 0.001), older individuals (χ<sup>2</sup> = 19.66, p < 0.01), and using public transit (Z = 3.90, p < 0.001) were predictors of support for additional taxes, with 85.4 % of voters reporting that they are very or somewhat likely to support additional taxes. Public transit usage and political party affiliation seem to be the main factors that predict voting behavior for taxes that support public transit. These results suggest that transit agencies and policy makers should consider additional taxes to improve and expand public transit as a mechanism to improve population health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101433"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Saeedeh Khalilpoor , Mehdi A. Kamran , Reza Babazadeh , Reza Kia
{"title":"Energy-Efficient model for integrated berth allocation and quay crane management","authors":"Saeedeh Khalilpoor , Mehdi A. Kamran , Reza Babazadeh , Reza Kia","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101429","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101429","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The challenge of allocating berths and assigning as well as scheduling quay cranes (QCs) is identified as one of the most important concerns of port operations, given that it involves many trade-offs for the improvement of efficiency. This research has explored this complex problem of QC scheduling with the incorporation of three operational conditions which have less attention in the literature: service priority of container vessels, QC preventive maintenance, and energy consumption. Such aspects become critical to ensuring that cranes are used effectively and in a safe and sustainable manner. The problem involves two main objectives: minimizing the handling and waiting costs of container vessels along with the energy costs of QC, and maximizing the utilization rate of QC powered by green or renewable energy. To address this multi-objective problem, three population-based multi-objective metaheuristics—NSGA-II, MOGWO, and MOPSO—are employed and comparatively analyzed in terms of their performance. Their performances are compared to various problem sizes with regard to their ability to produce a balance between service time minimization and maximum crane utilization objectives under prevailing conditions. Several numerical experiments in different dimensions are defined and implemented with both algorithms. The results analysis gives an overall perspective, while both algorithms show their value and strong points and weaknesses in meeting demanding requirements of modern container terminal logistics. The findings help in giving insights into developing more efficient, reliable, and sustainable strategies for optimizing berth resource management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101429"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Children’s physical activities and their correlates with space–time framework: A scoping review in a high-density Asian city","authors":"Ka Yiu Ng , Youngwon Kim , Keumseok Koh","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101434","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101434","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transportation significantly modulates physical activity (PA), directly through active travel and indirectly by offering access to PA opportunities. A comprehensive understanding of PA patterns and correlates can inform decision-making. However, previous reviews often neglect the space–time dimensions of PA’s pattern and correlates and the complex interplay of daily activities that shape children’s lifeworld and, subsequently, their PA. This paper integrates a space–time framework to conduct a systematic scoping review of the children’s PA and its correlates, identifying research gaps to enhance spatial–temporal resolution. This scoping review focuses on children aged 6–12 in Hong Kong. With 574 records from online databases, 37 reports met the inclusion criteria. There are 136 observations of PA conduct, with 65% emphasizing PA intensity and 61% recording only daily mean states. Additionally, from 221 observations of PA correlates, 56.1% focus on total daily PA measured by intensity. This review attempts to segment PA into different time domains and explore multi-level factors. Current evidence on the space–time patterns of PA (when, how, where?) remains limited, particularly for weekends, transportation, and home. Besides, few studies consider the interaction of multi-level factors over space and time, and none examine the PA outcome out of the competition among daily activities for time and participation. This review highlighted some research gaps and suggested potential interdisciplinary collaborations to enhance the understanding of PA patterns and their correlates.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101434"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143859262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}