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Safety of horizontal curves on rural two-lane roads in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-19)Horizontal curves are found on all roads. The relationship between the characteristics of horizontal curves and the number of accidents is complex and no previous study has included all factors that are potentially influential ... -
Safety outcomes of internationalization of domestic road haulage: a review of the literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-20)The European Union (EU) promotes gradual lifting of restrictions on foreign hauliers involved in domestic road transport of goods (cabotage), and a major deregulation was scheduled in 2014. Due to complaints from several ... -
Safety-in-numbers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-29)This paper presents a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that have estimated the relationship between the number of accidents involving motor vehicles and cyclists or pedestrians and the volume of motor vehicles, ... -
Safety-in-numbers: An updated meta-analysis of estimates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-28)Safety-in-numbers denotes the tendency for the number of accidents to increase less than in proportion to traffic volume. This paper updates a meta-analysis of estimates of safety-in-numbers published in 2017 (Elvik and ... -
Safety-in-numbers: Estimates based on a sample of pedestrian crossings in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03-16)Safety-in-numbers denotes the tendency for the risk of accident for each road user to decline as the number of road users increases. Safety-in-numbers implies that a doubling of the number of road users will be associated ... -
Screening or constraining? The relationship between participation and target achievement in transboundary air pollution treaties
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-06)Enforcement and management scholars alike expect that countries participating in an international agreement will more likely achieve predetermined targets than nonparticipating countries will. The management school ascribes ... -
Self-imposed social isolation among clients of social care organisations in the COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-11)Although self-imposed social isolation is an important way of reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection, previous research indicates that this behaviour varies substantially between different groups and individuals. Socially ... -
Self-reported deterrence effects of the Norwegian driver's licence penalty point system
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-05)Norway’s penalty point system implies that traffic infractions are penalised with two or three points for full-licence drivers and four or six points for probationary-licence drivers, and when a total of eight points is ... -
Sensors securing sustainable digital urban logistics—A practitioner’s perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-04)The transport of goods, equipment and waste to, from, in and through urban areas (urban logistics) are essential for the economic vitality of the city but at the same time make urban environmental and social targets more ... -
Shadow pricing of electricity generation using stochastic and deterministic materials balance models
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-17)Marginal abatement cost is an essential input to optimal environmental policies. Shadow pricing has become a popular method for estimating abatement costs subject to parsimonious data requirement. This paper provides a ... -
Shared road is double happiness: Evaluation of a “Share the road” sign
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-02)A road sign with the text «Share the road» and a picture of a smiling cyclist and a passing car was evaluated in a before–after study with surveys among cyclists and car drivers. The sign was set up at two sites on a test ... -
The sharing economy and consumer preferences for environmentally sustainable last mile deliveries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-05)This paper addresses whether consumers’ environmental attitudes and behavior are reflected in their stated preferences for last mile delivery options for clothing rentals, and whether preferences are heterogenous across ... -
Silos as barriers to public sector climate adaptation and preparedness: insights from road closures in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-08)Organisational perspectives propose that structural arrangements affect policy outcomes. Drawing on these perspectives, it is worthwhile to find out whether and how disagreements among public authorities create barriers ... -
SKUL - Sosial bæredyktighet i og ved kulturmiljøer
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Smart Mobilities: A Gendered Perspective
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Smartphones, travel time-use, and attitudes to public transport services. Insights from an explorative study of urban dwellers in two Norwegian cities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-08)The uptake of mobile media with internet connection has increased rapidly in almost every part of the world, and this has significantly changed how public transport passengers use their travel time. Studies have documented ... -
Sociotechnical Factors Supporting Mobile Phone Use by Bus Drivers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-07)Background: Sociotechnical measures could supplement traditional risk management measures and further reduce risks of collisions involving heavy vehicles. Such measures can be identified using methods rooted in sociotechnical ... -
Some implications of an event-based definition of exposure to the risk of road accident
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-02)This paper proposes a new definition of exposure to the risk of road accident as any event, limited in space and time, representing a potential for an accident to occur by bringing road users close to each other in time ... -
Soundscape and perceived suitability for recreation in an urban designated quiet zone
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-16)Green urban parks can offer city dwellers a place to withdraw from traffic noise. However, the significance of the sonic environment for suitability for recreational activities and how to measure this in an appropriate ... -
Speed enforcement in Norway: Testing a game-theoretic model of the interaction between drivers and the police
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-03)This paper probes the relationship between changes in the risk of apprehension for speeding in Norway and changes in the amount of speeding. The paper is based on a game-theoretic model of how the rate of violations and ...