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Mandatory periodic training for professional drivers: A Norwegian study of implementation and effects
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The demand for automated vehicles: A synthesis of willingness-to-pay surveys
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-30)This paper synthesises the findings of surveys of consumer willingness-to-pay for vehicle automation. Some studies report only mean or median estimates of willingness-to-pay for vehicle automation. Other studies provide ... -
Safety Culture Among Car Drivers and Motorcycle Riders in Norway and Greece: Examining the Influence of Nationality, Region, and Transport Mode
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-08)The aims of the study are to (1) compare the road safety behaviors among car drivers and motorcyclists in five different regions in Norway and Greece, (2) examine the factors influencing the road safety behaviors in these ... -
Use of public information for road-capacity reductions: a study of mediating strategies during tunnel rehabilitations in Oslo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-22)In this paper, two public information campaigns were analysed. These were related to capacity reductions, caused by maintenance work, in two main road tunnels—at Smestad and Bryn in Oslo. The paper analyses the campaigns’ ... -
Patterns of E-Scooter Use in Combination with Public Transport
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-23)Shared e-scooters may complement public transport by offering a solution to the first/last mile problem by easing, or increasing the radius of, access and egress trips. We have gathered real time e-scooter supply and demand ... -
Monitoring Euro 6 diesel passenger cars NOx emissions for one year in various ambient conditions with PEMS and NOx sensors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-23)In this study, the NOx emissions of four Euro 6 diesel passenger cars ranging from Euro 6 b to Euro 6 d-TEMP in different ambient conditions and driving routes were investigated with a Portable Emissions Measurement System ... -
Safety culture, safety management and accident risk in trucking companies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-27)The Safety ladder for goods transport describes an approach with an increasing prevalence of safety structural measures at four Safety ladder levels in trucking companies. This paper validates the Safety ladder approach ... -
Traffic volume and crashes and how crash and road characteristics affect their relationship – A meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-07)The present study has investigated the relationship between traffic volume and crash numbers by means of meta-analysis, based on 521 crash prediction models from 118 studies. The weighted pooled volume coefficient for all ... -
Micromobility – Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities
(Chapter, 2020-08-13)Shared, dockless micromobility is causing concern across the globe. The phenomenon started with shared bikes and e-bikes. More recently, e-scooters (or electric kickbikes), the focus of this chapter, have flooded cities ... -
Withstanding winter vulnerabilities: A way of life in a northern seaside community
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-25)This study responds to the dearth of qualitative research on long-term adaptation to winter climate-induced access and safety problems in rural areas in Western welfare societies. Based on qualitative interviews with 19 ... -
Interest-adoption discrepancies, mechanisms of mediation and socio-spatial inclusiveness in bike-sharing: The case of nine urban regions in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-10)Bike sharing systems are increasingly promoted as a quick, accessible, affordable, and healthy transport alternative in a less car-dependent urban mobility system. The objective of this article is to elucidate the social ... -
The integration of active travel and public transport in Norwegian policy packages: A study on ‘access, egress and transfer’ and their positioning in two multilevel contractual agreements
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-11)Multi-modality has become a key mantra of transport planning and yet, how people access, egress and transfer (hereafter AET) remains under-investigated. We argue that integrating active travel and public transport is an ... -
Does capacity increase compliance? Examining evidence from European cooperation against air pollution
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-15)Scholars commonly hypothesize that enhanced capacity—improved ability to do as agreed—increases states’ compliance with international agreements. In contrast, using a novel dataset that covers 31 states and three decades ... -
Is there enough trust for the smart city? exploring acceptance for use of mobile phone data in oslo and tallinn
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-19)There are high hopes that a development towards smarter urban environments, backed up by various big data sources, can help solve many of the challenges facing today's large cities related to providing security, mitigating ... -
The Impact of Electric Vehicle Density on Local Grid Costs: Empirical Evidence from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-22)While a rapid shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) will contribute to reducing carbon emissions from the transport sector, there are concerns that uncoordinated charging of EVs might impose challenges for the local ... -
Digital skifte for transport – 16 nye teknologier og hvordan de endrer byene
(Research report, 2020-09-30) -
Nordic Experiences with Smart Mobility: Emerging Services and Regulatory Frameworks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10-03)In a time where emerging technologies bundled within “smart mobility” represent a new transformation of the mobility system, it is critical that governments pro-actively take part in these developments. This means steering ... -
Vulnerability and vulnerable groups from an intersectionality perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-06)In general, the identification and protection of vulnerable groups in the case of hazards or when a crisis unfolds is an issue that any crisis and disaster risk management should address, since people have different levels ... -
Logistikkmodellen i nasjonal godstransportmodell
(Chapter, 2020-10-07)Nasjonal godstransportmodell er et planleggingsverktøy som er utviklet for å kunne beregne effekten på godstransporten av ulike tiltak som for eksempel endringer i vegsystemer, endringer i jernbaneterminaler eller ... -
Are helmeted cyclists taking more risk at signalized intersections?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10-07)Objective The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between bicycle helmet use and safety behavior at signalized intersections. Two hypotheses were investigated: The first states that bicycle helmet ...