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View article: Evaluating road crash risk for a mega-event: an application to 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic games
Evaluating road crash risk for a mega-event: an application to 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic games Open
Mega-events are large-scale international occasions that pressure transportation infrastructure significantly, leading to increased traffic demand and higher crash risk. Therefore, special attention is required in the planning phase to ens…
View article: Accuracy of Automatic Passenger Counting in Open Mass Transit Systems: Insights from Italy
Accuracy of Automatic Passenger Counting in Open Mass Transit Systems: Insights from Italy Open
Background Accurate knowledge of passenger volumes is critical for enhancing public transportation, particularly in Open (without barriers) Mass Transit (OMT) systems where traditional counting methods may be inadequate. Automatic Passenge…
View article: Toward real-time deterrence against fare evasion risk in public transport
Toward real-time deterrence against fare evasion risk in public transport Open
Fare evasion is a critical threat for Transit Agencies (TAs) and/or Public Transport Companies (PTCs) everywhere, especially in Proof-of-Payment Transit Systems (POP-TSs). The research on fare evasion risk is limited and based on econometr…
View article: Estimating the frequency of traffic overloading on road bridges
Estimating the frequency of traffic overloading on road bridges Open
Load limits, which appear to be routinely exceeded by trucks, occasionally result in road bridge failures. Therefore, predicting failures is crucial for safeguarding road safety. Past studies have largely focused on forecasting bridge fail…
View article: Traffic Hazards on Main Road’s Bridges: Real-Time Estimating and Managing the Overload Risk
Traffic Hazards on Main Road’s Bridges: Real-Time Estimating and Managing the Overload Risk Open
The risk associated with extreme traffic loads on bridges has seldom been explored, with State-of-the-art evaluation methods being time-consuming and unsuitable for fast risk management. Traditional risk management advocates optimizing off…
View article: Mega-Events: Assessing Road Safety through an Operating Framework. An Application for the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games
Mega-Events: Assessing Road Safety through an Operating Framework. An Application for the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games Open
To meet the United Nations and European Union goals of reducing road crash fatalities and injuries, it is also relevant to address the negative externalities due to mega-events on the road network and the local communities, to assess the s…
View article: Comparing the vibrational behavior of e-kick scooters and e-bikes: Evidence from Italy
Comparing the vibrational behavior of e-kick scooters and e-bikes: Evidence from Italy Open
E-kick scooters are currently among the most popular emerging electric-powered Personal micro–Mobility Vehicles (e-PMVs) and have recently been equated to e-bikes. However, even if the dynamic behaviour of e-bikes is well studied, much les…
View article: Bridge’s vehicular loads characterization through Weight-In-Motion (WIM) systems. The case study of Brescia
Bridge’s vehicular loads characterization through Weight-In-Motion (WIM) systems. The case study of Brescia Open
The growing traffic flow and the increase in transported masses negatively affect infrastructural safety. Several authors have characterized traffic loads on bridges in the American and Chinese context using Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) systems. …
View article: Measuring Safety Performance in the extra-urban Road Network of Lombardy Region (Italy)
Measuring Safety Performance in the extra-urban Road Network of Lombardy Region (Italy) Open
Road Network Screening (RNS) is a process to evaluate the safety performance of the whole road network and identify worst performing roads. Currently, literature provides many models and methods for RNS. Moreover, several frameworks of RNS…
View article: Estimating operating speed for county road segments – Evidence from Italy
Estimating operating speed for county road segments – Evidence from Italy Open
Vehicle operating speed is a crucial factor for road safety, as it strictly affects occurrence and severity of crashes. Usually, 85th percentile of the operating speed distributions (i.e., V85) in free-flow traffic condition is widely acce…
View article: First experimental comparison between e-kick scooters and e-bike’s vibrational dynamics
First experimental comparison between e-kick scooters and e-bike’s vibrational dynamics Open
Being the most popular among electrical-powered Personal micro Mobility Vehicles (e-PMVs), e-kick scooters have recently been equated with bikes (or e-bikes) by some European regulations. However, the similarity between e-kick scooters and…
View article: Effects of urban road environment on vehicular speed. Evidence from Brescia (Italy)
Effects of urban road environment on vehicular speed. Evidence from Brescia (Italy) Open
Inappropriate speeds are key factors that may affect the occurrence and the severity of road crashes. Although rural roads are influenced by more severe crashes than urban roads, perhaps due to the higher vehicular speeds, the latter suffe…