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A push for public health: the effect of e-bikes on physical activity levels
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-16)Background Cycling is considered to have a positive effect on public health through increased physical activity. In Norway, the e-bike is seen as a way of getting more people to cycle. However, the motorized assistance of ... -
A push to cycling - Exploring the e-bike's role in overcoming barriers to bicycle use with a survey and an intervention study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-13)In Norway, as in many countries, there is a political goal to increase bicycle use. The electric bicycle (e-bike) is a promising tool for achieving this goal, given the hilliness of the country. However, little is yet known ... -
A re-parameterisation of the Power Model of the relationship between the speed of traffic and the number of accidents and accident victims
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-07-26)This paper presents a re-analysis of the Power Model of the relationship between the mean speed of traffic and road safety. Past evaluations of the model, most recently in 2009, have broadly speaking supported it. However, ... -
A review of guidelines for including wider economic impacts in transport appraisal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-09)In this paper we examine how 23 industrialised countries treat wider economic impacts (WEIs) in transport appraisals. We identify 12 different types of impacts based on these countries’ appraisal guidelines. Agglomeration ... -
A Review of Research on Driving Styles and Road Safety
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06-30)Objective: The aim of this study was to outline a conceptual framework for understanding driving style and, on this basis, review the state-of-the-art research on driving styles in relation to road safety. Background: ... -
A Socio-economic Analysis of Harmonizing the Dimensions of Lorries and Loading Docks in Norwegian Cities – Costs, BenefIts and Logistic Efficiency
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12-03)In several Norwegian cities there exists the potential for increasing the efficiency of cargo deliveries by reducing the time spent on loading and unloading for each delivery. As Norway lacks regulations harmonizing the ... -
A statistical law in the perception of risks and physical quantities in traffic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-05-28)This paper suggests that a universal psychophysical law influences the perception of risks and physical quantities in traffic. This law states that there will be a tendency to overestimate low probabilities or small ... -
A stock-flow cohort model of the national car fleet
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-10)Purpose Various regulatory and fiscal policy instruments are in force to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases and local pollutants emitted by private cars. The incentives operate primarily—or exclusively—on the newest ... -
A survey of vehicle fires in Norwegian road tunnels 2008-2011
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-12-31)Norway is one of the countries that constructs most road tunnels, and there are well over 1000 in the country today. The aim of this study is to map the prevalence and describe the characteristics of vehicle fires in ... -
A synthesis of studies of access point density as a risk factor for road accidents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-25)Studies of the relationship between access point density (number of access points, or driveways, per kilometre of road) and accident frequency or rate (number of accidents per unit of exposure) have consistently found that ... -
A theoretical perspective on road safety communication campaigns
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-05-16)This paper proposes a theoretical perspective on road safety communication campaigns, which may help in identifying the conditions under which such campaigns can be effective. The paper proposes that, from a theoretical ... -
A Transport Policy Whose Injury Impacts May Go Unnoticed: More Walking, Cycling and Use of Public Transport
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-29)It is an objective of transport policy in many countries and cities to promote walking, cycling and the use of public transport. This policy seeks to improve public health and reduce emissions contributing to global warming. ... -
Accessibility in a multi-ethnic city: Residental trade-offs among first-time parents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-24)Public transport accessibility is necessary to avoid transport disadvantage and car dependency. This study investigates how trade-offs between public transport accessibility, house size and the ethnic variation of ... -
Accessibility Mapping through Linking Land-Use Development Potentials and Planning for Cycling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-01)The transport sector aims to address climate change by reducing emissions, and a key to achieving this goal is to increase uptake of sustainable modes such as walking, cycling, and public transport. Therefore, it is important ... -
Accounting for user type and mode effects on the value of travel time savings in project appraisal: Opportunities and challenges
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-10-18)Differences in Value of Travel Time Savings (VTTS) between travel modes can play a decisive role in the ranking of projects that affect the travel time of different travel modes. Conceptually, between-mode differences in ... -
Act locally? Are female online shoppers willing to pay to reduce the carbon footprint of last mile deliveries?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-20)E-commerce results in more last mile deliveries, increased freight traffic and potentially also higher CO2- emissions. This paper is a novel contribution to the literature in terms of investigating consumers’ willingness ... -
Adapting Accountability and Emerging Challenges: Contracting-out in the Transport Sector in Switzerland, Norway and Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-13)Government reforms such as contracting-out continue to influence public service provision within infrastructure sectors. Contracting-out involves a detachment of the operators from political decision-making and the creation ... -
Addressing the Linkages between Gender and Transport in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-22)The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) specifies gender equality and sustainable development as their two central priorities. An area of critical importance for sustainable and gender-fair development is mobility and ... -
ADHD and relative risk of accidents in road traffic: A meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-25)The present meta-analysis is based on 16 studies comprising 32 results. These studies provide sufficient data to estimate relative accident risks of drivers with ADHD. The overall estimate of relative risk for drivers with ... -
Agglomeration decay in rural areas
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-30)Spatial proximity to other economic activities – occasionally labeled as ‘market access’ and ‘economic density’ – is associated with good economic performance. How the impulses from economic activities diminish over space ...