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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 ... -
Speed preferences in work zones: the combined effect of visible roadwork activity, personality traits, attitudes, risk perception and driving style
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Speeding and impaired driving in fatal crashes—Results from in-depth investigations
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Standards for usable and safe environments for sight impaired
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-01)When revising national standards and guidelines facilitating for sight-impaired people in transport systems, Norwegian authorities needed an assessment of current standards and practices. Two issues concerning design of ... -
Standing in cost-benefit analysis of road safety measures: A case of speed enforcement vs. speed change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10-20)Elvik (2006) discussed the appropriateness of including the benefits that offenders get when violating traffic laws. While concluding that these benefits could not be given standing, Elvik resorted to argumentation from ... -
Stick or carrot? Asymmetric Responses to Vehicle Registration Taxes in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-05)Vehicle registrations have been shown to strongly react to tax reforms aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from passengers’ cars, but are the effects equally strong for positive and negative tax changes? The literature on ... -
Street-space reallocation in the Oslo city center: Adaptations, effects, and consequences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-02)Cities worldwide reallocate street space from serving cars to other modes and uses as part of strategies to make their city centers attractive, vibrant, and accessible. Novel empirical knowledge may reduce uncertainties ... -
Subsidising urban and sub-urban transport – distributional impacts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-17)Background and methods This paper studies distributional effects of public transport (PT) subsidies focusing on the Greater Oslo region. We identify how different PT markets enjoy different levels of subsidies. We describe ... -
Sustainable suburban mobilities – planning practices and paradoxes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-04)Cities are in transition towards more sustainable mobilities, and many city cores are beyond peak car. However, the suburbs are still largely car based. Although planning principles for compact centres and transit-oriented ... -
A systematic cost-benefit analysis of 29 road safety measures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-01)Economic evaluations of road safety measures are only rarely published in the scholarly literature. We collected and (re-)analyzed evidence in order to conduct cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) for 29 road safety measures. The ... -
A systematic cost-benefit analysis of 29 road safety measures
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-01)Economic evaluations of road safety measures are only rarely published in the scholarly literature. We collected and (re-)analyzed evidence in order to conduct cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) for 29 road safety measures. The ... -
Tax regimes, investment subsidies and the green transformation of the maritime industry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-21)Maritime nations aim at establishing an environmentally sustainable shipping industry by 2050. We use insight from real options theory to target tax reforms that may facilitate the industry’s transformation to sustainability. ... -
Taxi: Different Solutions in Different Segments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-05)Taxis are solving a niche in public transport. They provide a door- to- door service, flexible and available to the general public. But in contrast to most public transport they are not subsidized. Even though the service ... -
Taxis and crowd-taxis: sharing as a private activity and public concern
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-30)Taxis and crowd-taxis: sharing as a private activity and public concern -
Techno-economic modeling of zero-emission marine transport with hydrogen fuel and superconducting propulsion system: Case study of a passenger ferry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-28)This paper proposes a techno-economic model for a high-speed hydrogen ferry. The model can describe the system properties i.e. energy demand, weight, and daily operating expenses of the ferry. A novel aspect is the ... -
Technopolis, shared resources or controlled mobility? A net-based Delphi-study to explore visions of future urban daily mobility in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-13)It is widely recognized that transformation of urban areas are urgent to meet the demands for more efficient and environmental friendly transportation in the future. Although there are general agreements on the need for ... -
Testing the effect of hedge height on perceived safety-a landscape design intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-30)Access to safe, green urban environments is important for quality of life in cities. The objective of this study is to explore the impact of a safety-enhancing landscape design measure on visitors’ experiences in an urban ...