{"title":"Data-driven approaches to predicting customer churn in a non-contractual car-sharing company","authors":"Pawaris Wachwanakijkul , Supawit Junsiritrakhoon , Nantachai Kantanantha , Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy , Pisit Jarumaneeroj","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101600","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101600","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Customer churn is a commonly found problem in most businesses. Yet, it is not well studied in sharing economy businesses, due largely to difficulty in observing customer attrition across different customer segments. To better address customer churn—and so the enhancement of sustainable urban mobility under diverse user behavior and service engagement patterns—six data-driven approaches, with and without data balancing techniques (Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique, SMOTE), have been herein adopted and applied to a dataset from a car-sharing operator in Thailand. Our results indicate that, within specific user groups, certain algorithms excel without the need for a data balancing technique. In particular, the Transformer model without SMOTE performs best in predicting churn for one-time user groups, whereas the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model without SMOTE and the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model exhibit the highest prediction performance for frequent and infrequent users, respectively. We also find that important features influencing churn tend to vary greatly across different customer segments, underscoring the necessity for churn retention strategies tailored to specific segments. In this regard, financial and service engagements are highly correlated with churn, implying that customers with better engagement are less likely to churn, which is expected in a sharing economy business.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 101600"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144904126","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}
Carlos Alberto Rojas Trejos , Jose D. Meisel , Wilson Adarme-Jaimes , Juan Pablo Orejuela Cabrera
{"title":"Distribution of humanitarian aid considering accessibility limitations due to transitory road disruptions","authors":"Carlos Alberto Rojas Trejos , Jose D. Meisel , Wilson Adarme-Jaimes , Juan Pablo Orejuela Cabrera","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101607","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101607","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper presents a humanitarian aid distribution framework designed to address accessibility limitations caused by temporary road disruptions. The proposed mathematical programming model minimizes total arrival time at delivery points while considering route continuity, vehicle scheduling, fleet capacity, and road repair progress. Validation was performed using a real-world case study, and scenario analyses were conducted to assess the impact of variations in fleet availability, road damage ratios, and repair times on total arrival time. The results revealed that synchronizing the departure and arrival times of vehicles at each destination node based on the progress of road repairs can minimize the time required for aid vehicles to reach the destination nodes, offering practical applications for improving logistical processes. This approach contributed to understanding the impact of road disruptions and the progress of road restoration activities on the configuration of humanitarian aid distribution routes and the overall operation time. As an additional contribution, a methodological approach was considered for establishing the arrival and departure times of a limited number of vehicles to demand points, taking into account the expected completion times of repair operations on affected roads.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 101607"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144904125","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}
Noriko Otsuka , Janina Welsch , Katrin Lättman , Edward Prichard , Anna-Lena van der Vlugt , Jonas De Vos
{"title":"Walking in urban neighbourhoods − Insights from a mixed methods approach and citizen science in walkability research","authors":"Noriko Otsuka , Janina Welsch , Katrin Lättman , Edward Prichard , Anna-Lena van der Vlugt , Jonas De Vos","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101588","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101588","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Walkability has become a major topic in mobility and transport research over the last decade. To investigate the complex nature of walkability, a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods is often suggested. This paper introduces a mixed methods approach applied in a research project examining urban walkability at the neighbourhood scale in three European cities: Gothenburg, Dortmund and Genoa. Of the four methods used, our innovative citizen-science based Walking Route Assessment is the focus of this paper. The complementary roles of other methods (spatial modelling, household survey and walk-along interviews) are also discussed to reveal the benefits of mixed methods approaches for future walkability studies. The paper identified a set of prerequisites for improving perceived walkability. To enhance walking environments, more green space and place-making aspects should be taken into account, along with improving traffic safety and pedestrian environments through small interventions and the day-to-day maintenance of public spaces. The citizen-science led method played an important role in highlighting the areas for improving urban walkability, with photographic evidence. Cross-examination with the results from other methods provided deeper insights into people’s perceptions of their walking environment and routes on a neighbourhood scale.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 101588"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144893348","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}
Ivana Kučina , Bernard Kosovec , Magdalena Čavka , Dario Babić
{"title":"Impact of chevrons on driver behaviour in rural road curves at night-time","authors":"Ivana Kučina , Bernard Kosovec , Magdalena Čavka , Dario Babić","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101587","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101587","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to their characteristics, rural roads have increased risk of fatal crashes. Particularly risky locations on rural roads are horizontal curves, especially during night-time when, due to the lack of available visual information, driver’s perception-reaction time is prolonged. To emphasise the horizontal curves, road authorities use chevrons, however, the design of chevrons varies across the world. Therefore, the aim of this driving simulation study is to investigate the impact of five different chevron designs in horizontal curves on driver behaviour during dry night-time conditions. All five tested chevron designs reduced the driving speed when approaching and driving through a curve. Speed reduction was between 25 to 28 km/h, while best results were recorded for white-red and fluorescent-red chevrons.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 101587"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144889744","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}
Mehrdad Memarpour , Ali Najmi , S. Travis Waller , Taha Hossein Rashidi
{"title":"Investment in an accessible multimodal active network: How project life cycle and investment horizon can impact the design","authors":"Mehrdad Memarpour , Ali Najmi , S. Travis Waller , Taha Hossein Rashidi","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101589","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101589","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The negative social and environmental impacts of car-oriented road designs have led transport policymakers to concentrate on alternative modes of travel in their recent development plans. However, in this paradigm shift, they must deal with the challenge of allocating limited resources to non-car users of transport networks in the most efficient manner. In this study, we address the resource allocation problem to maximise the accessibility of active modes on a multimodal network, accounting for the comfort of car and bus users, from a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) perspective. A bilevel optimisation model is developed in which, at the upper level, a planner moderates the network configuration by making investments in bus frequency and bike lane development to maximise the accessibility of the cycling mode over a pre-determined investment horizon and project life cycle considering a budget constraint containing operating and long-term funds. A combined modal split and traffic assignment (CMSTA) problem is considered at the lower level. The bilevel problem is converted to a single-level non-linear optimisation model by implementing KKT conditions. In a nutshell, our analysis shows that when the project life cycle is less than the planner’s investment horizon, having the option to modify the design throughout the horizon (dynamic designs) leads to higher average accessibility levels compared to static designs where that option does not exist. Furthermore, charging users to use the network regardless of the link type they choose provides cyclists with higher accessibility levels. Finally, difference in value of time among users can negatively impact accessibility of cyclists.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 101589"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144889745","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":"Parents of newborns knowledge of child safety seat in Sichuan Province, China: A mixed method study","authors":"Sha Xie , Xiuru Yang , Li Wan, Haiyan He, Dan Wen","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101598","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101598","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Traffic injuries in children pose significant global public health risks. Despite the proven efficacy of Child Safety Seats (CSS) in reducing infant injury and mortality rates, the national usage in China remains below 20 %. This mixed-methods study examined barriers to CSS adoption among parents of newborns in Sichuan Province. Quantitative surveys (May-August 2024) assessed the CSS knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of 684 parents. Qualitative interviews (July-December 2022) were conducted with 20 parents to explore the decision-making drivers. We found that only 40.5 % of families had CSS, which was significantly predicted by household income (high-income OR = 7.54, 95 %CI:3.63–15.63). Critical knowledge gaps existed: 49.3 % mistakenly believed that adult seatbelts protected infants. Among non-owners, 72.2 % intended future purchases, prioritizing product certification (58 %) and quality (98.5 %). Qualitative analysis revealed awareness of CSS importance but confusion regarding usage standards, cost, convenience, and policy mandates as primary adoption barriers, and reliance on variable online information versus trusted healthcare guidance. Affordability and knowledge gaps constrain infant passenger safety. Policy priorities include integrating CSS education into antenatal/postnatal healthcare systems, implementing economic support (subsidies/rental programs), and strengthening the enforcement of China’s 2021 CSS legislation. These interdisciplinary measures include bridge transportation safety, public health, and policy implementation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 101598"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144889743","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}
Christos Emexidis , Anna V. Chatzi , Kyriakos I. Kourousis
{"title":"Predicting safety attitudes in aviation maintenance using machine learning: An exploratory study","authors":"Christos Emexidis , Anna V. Chatzi , Kyriakos I. Kourousis","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101596","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101596","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the application of machine learning techniques in predicting safety attitudes among aviation maintenance personnel. Personality traits and demographic information are used for this purpose, with data obtained from an online dataset. The Random Forest machine learning algorithm was utilised to identify the relationships and to enable predictions. The obtained results indicated that extraversion had the most positive influence, followed closely by openness. On the other hand, neuroticism had the most negative impact. Total years of experience and experience in the current role are, on the other hand, the most influential demographic information. Combining personality traits with demographic information can improve safety attitude predictions. Nevertheless, definitive causal inferences cannot be established, as further analysis is required to verify the suitability of the Random Forest algorithm relative to other machine learning algorithms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 101596"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144885980","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":"Trust in automated shuttle buses predicts intention to use and behavioral expectations","authors":"Erik Marsja , Sam Thellman , Anna Anund","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101601","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101601","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Automated shuttle buses (ASBs) hold significant potential for improving public transportation by enhancing urban mobility and sustainability. However, public trust in ASB and people’s intention to use them may depend on factors such as age and expectations of ASB behavior. This study examined how trust in ASBs’ capabilities influences the intention to use them and expectations of their braking behavior, specifically from the perspective of pedestrians and cyclists. Additionally, the study explored how age affects this relationship. Five hundred participants completed an online questionnaire assessing trust and behavioral intention to use ASBs. Participants then viewed video scenarios depicting ASBs interacting with pedestrians and cyclists and reported their expectations regarding the ASBs’ braking responses to prevent collisions. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that trust positively predicted both the intention to use ASBs and expectations of their braking performance. Age was negatively associated with trust but did not predict intention to use or braking expectations. These findings show that trust is a critical factor in ASB adoption across age groups. To foster trust and encourage the adoption of ASBs, developers, providers, and policymakers, should prioritize delivering reliable, transparent, and user-friendly information and services that demonstrate ASBs’ safety and performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 101601"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144885979","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}
Kazuki Fujita , Yasutaka Kobayashi , Koji Hayashi , Kaori Kawabata , Tomoki Ogawa , Hideaki Hori , Mamiko Sato , Masahito Hitosugi
{"title":"Elderly drivers with pedal errors during emergency braking do not lift their leg","authors":"Kazuki Fujita , Yasutaka Kobayashi , Koji Hayashi , Kaori Kawabata , Tomoki Ogawa , Hideaki Hori , Mamiko Sato , Masahito Hitosugi","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101583","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101583","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pedal errors among elderly drivers may be more closely associated with a decline in motor control rather than cognitive function. However, the impact of motor control across all major joints in the lower limb, including the hip, knee, and ankle joints, has not been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of lower limb kinematics and electrophysiology during emergency braking in individuals who commit pedal errors. The subjects comprised 30 men and women aged 75 years and older. An experimental pedal was employed, and the muscle activity and kinematic data during successful emergency braking action were analyzed. The light from a light-emitting diode installed in the front was adopted as a trigger. Among the 30 participants, 10 committed errors by pressing both pedals simultaneously. The error group exhibited a significantly delayed onset of rectus femoris activity and higher tibialis anterior electromyogram amplitude compared with the nonerror group. The error group also displayed low ranges of motion and angular velocities in hip and knee flexions as well as hip adduction. However, the hip internal rotation range was large. Those who avoided pedal errors lifted their legs by flexing the hip and knee, whereas those who made errors exhibited a habitual movement pattern of internally rotating the hip while keeping their heel on the floor. These findings suggest that specific movement patterns and declines in lower limb motor control contribute to pedal errors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 101583"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144880378","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}
Erdal Arlı , Mehmet Sıtkı Saygılı , İlkay Sultan Güneş
{"title":"The impact of fisheries and maritime transport export on economic growth: The case of Türkiye","authors":"Erdal Arlı , Mehmet Sıtkı Saygılı , İlkay Sultan Güneş","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101590","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101590","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Several key sectors play a critical role in supporting both global and national economic development. For coastal countries such as Türkiye, the fisheries and maritime freight transport sectors are particularly significant drivers of economic growth, primarily through their export-oriented activities. This study analyses the effect of Türkiye’s fisheries and maritime freight exports on economic growth over the period 2000–2019, using various econometric techniques. These include cointegration tests, Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS), Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS), Canonical Cointegration Regression (CCR), Granger causality tests, and variance decomposition analysis. The findings show that in the short term, combined exports from fisheries and maritime freight sectors Granger-cause economic growth at the 0,01 level of significance. In the long term, both types of exports positively affect economic growth. By the sixth year, their contributions become almost equal, indicating a long-run equilibrium and co-movement. By the nineteenth year, fisheries exports explain 19.7% of the changes in economic growth, while maritime freight exports account for 18.3%, highlighting the strategic role of both sectors in Türkiye’s economic performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"33 ","pages":"Article 101590"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144886080","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}