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• #### Can it be true that most drivers are safer than the average driver? ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-06-27)
Surveys finding that a large majority of drivers regard themselves as safer than the average driver have been ridiculed as showing that most drivers are overconfident about their safety and as showing something which is ...
• #### Can the use of road safety measures on national roads in Norway be interpreted as an informal application of the ALARP principle? ﻿

(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-24)
The ALARP principle, stating that risks should be reduced to a level “As Low As Reasonably Practicable”, is widely known and discussed in risk management. The principle is flexible, as the interpretation of the key concepts ...
• #### Capturing the least costly way of reducing pollution: A shadow price approach ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05-18)
The production analysis literature is increasingly concerned with estimating marginal abatement costs. Yet, most studies do not emphasize the ways in which pollutants may be reduced and their costs, which makes them unable ...
• #### Car drivers' valuation of landslide risk reductions ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-28)
Approximately one car occupant per year is killed as a result of landslides or avalanches in Norway, compared to 150–200 fatalities due to accidents. Still, protection from landslides is a major transport safety issue, ...
• #### Carbon dioxide emission standards for U.S. power plants: An efficiency analysis perspective ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-14)
On June 25, 2013, President Obama announced his plan to introduce carbon dioxide emission standards for electricity generation. This paper proposes an efficiency analysis approach that addresses which emission rates (and ...
• #### Causality, not just correlation: Residential location, transport rationales and travel behavior across metropolitan contexts ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-01)
The literature on relationships between the built environment and travel is extensive, but the vast majority of such studies relies solely on statistical analyses of travel survey data, with limited possibilities for ...
• #### Challenges of improving safety in very safe transport systems ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-11-30)
This paper discusses some challenges that may arise when trying to improve safety in systems that are already very safe. Railways in Norway are used as a case of a very safe transport system. The following challenges in ...
• #### Characteristics of fatal road crashes involving unlicensed drivers or riders: Implications for countermeasures ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-05)
Drivers or riders without a valid license are involved in 10% of fatal road crashes in Norway. This was shown by an analysis of data from all fatal crashes in the period 2005–2014. A literature review shows that unlicensed ...
• #### Children's out-of-home leisure activities: changes during the last decade in Norway ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-31)
This study, based on two nationally representative samples of children aged 6–12 years and their parents from 2005 and 2013–2014, explores changes in children's play, through changes in participation in three different ...
• #### Combining roadside interviews and on-road observation for assessing prevalence of driver inattention ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-05)
Inattention among car drivers on a motorway section with two lanes in each direction was investigated by a combination of two different methodological approaches. First, an observer in a driving car in the non-passing ...
• #### Common patterns in aggregated accident analysis charts from human fatigue-related groundings and collisions at sea ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-07)
Research has shown that there are potentially disastrous outcomes of human fatigue at sea. The conditions in which the seafarers have to operate are becoming more and more demanding. The study in this article attempts to ...
• #### Commuters' satisfaction with public transport ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-20)
Introduction: Previous studies have shown that people’s satisfaction with their commute can have an impact on their subjective well-being and general quality of life. Public transport users tend to be less happy with their ...
• #### Comparative Analysis of Activities for More Environmental Friendly Urban Freight Transport Systems in Norway and Poland ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12-03)
Negative effects of urban distribution of goods in terms of energy consumption and air pollution are caused mainly by a low level of cooperation between partners in the supply chain, and also the low effectiveness of ...
• #### Comparing Deliveries to On-street Consignees and Consignees Located at Shopping Centers ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-27)
The main contribution of this paper is three-fold. First, it maps the delivery structure for on-street consignees and consignees located at shopping centers. In general, micro-data regarding urban freight is sparse, thus ...
• #### Competition and substitution between public transport modes ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-26)
The management and understanding of modal split between public transport (PT) modes is of interest for numerous reasons. It may, for example, be desirable to stimulate passengers to switch from crowded buses and over to ...
• #### Competitive tendering in an entry regulated market—an accident waiting to happen? ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-23)
Introduction Competitive tendering was introduced in the contract segment of the Norwegian taxi industry in 2005; a market characterised by entry regulation. Using this reform as a natural experiment this research looks ...
• #### Corrigendum to: “Publication bias and time-trend bias in meta-analysis of bicycle helmet efficacy: A re-analysis of Attewell, Glase and McFadden, 2001” [Accid. Anal. Prev. 43 (2011) 1245–1251] ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-12-23)
This paper is a corrigendum to the previously published paper: “Publication bias and time-trend bias in meta-analysis of bicycle helmet efficacy: A re-analysis of Attewell, Glase and McFadden, 2001” [Accid. Anal. Prev. ...
• #### Cost-benefit analysis of incentive systems rewarding compliance with speed limits ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12-23)
The paper presents a cost–benefit analysis of schemes rewarding drivers for not speeding. Three levels of the reward were defined: €20 per year, €300 per year, and €1,200 per year (corresponds to US$26, US$396, and US\$1,586 ...
• #### Costs and benefits of implementing an Environmental Speed Limit in a Nordic city ﻿

(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-03)
We present a comprehensive study on the impacts and associated changes in costs resulting from the implementation of Environmental Speed Limits (ESLs), as a measure to reduce PM10 and associated health effects. We present ...
• #### Covid-19 vaksine: tiden er knapp for planlegging av effektiv distribusjon ﻿

(Journal article, 2020)