Naturalistic study of the risky situations faced by novice riders

This article sets out to identify the typical risky situations experienced by novice motorcyclists in the real world just after licensing. The procedure consists of a follow-up of six novices during their first two months of riding with their own motorbike instrumented with cameras. The novices completed logbooks on a daily basis in order to identify the risky situations they encountered, and were given face-to-face interviews to identify the context and their shortcomings during the reported events. Data show a large number of road configurations considered as risky by the riders (248 occurrences), especially during the first two weeks. The results revealed that a lack of hazard perception skills contributed to the majority of these incidents. These situations were grouped together to form clusters of typical incident scenarios on the basis of their similarities. The most frequent scenario corresponds to a lane change in dense traffic (15% of all incidents). The discussion shows how this has enhanced our understanding of novice riders’ behaviour and how the findings can improve training and licensing. Lastly, the main methodological limitations of the study and some guidelines for improving future naturalistic riding studies are presented.

Practitioner Summary:

This article aims to identify the risky situations of novice motorcyclists in real roads. Two hundred forty-eight events were recorded and 13 incident scenarios identified. Results revealed that a lack of hazard perception contributed to the majority of these events. The most frequent scenario corresponds to a lane change in dense traffic.     

大型油库消防救援寻路算法改进

大型油库区的地形不同于城市、山地等复杂的地形,虽然范围较大,但是油库区地形十分规整,油罐等建筑排列整齐,且在储油罐区的道路是笔直畅通的.根据这些特点,将标准的A^*寻路算法进行改进.一方面,根据油库地形结构简单,搜索节点相对少的特点,对A^*算法中搜索Open表中节点的数据结构进行改进,采用排序算法提高了搜索效率;另一方面,根据储油罐区道路笔直畅通的特点,将道路分为有障碍路段和无障碍路段,分而治之,提高整体的寻路效率.实验证明,将两种改进方法进行结合,寻路时间明显缩短,平均搜索效率提高6.86%.     

Road Friction Coefficient Real-Time Identification Based on the Tire Dynamic Friction Model

Road friction coefficient real-time estimation methods is an important issue and problem in automotive active safety con- trol system development. First a fixed feedback gain sliding mode observer of road adhesion coefficient is designed through the es-tablishment of tire/road dynamic friction model in this article. The simulation results shows that the observer can well real-time iden-tify the current road adhesion characteristics. And more importantly, the observer only need wheel speed signal and the braking torque （brake pressure） signal, so the system is low cost, and its adaptability is good. There is no doubt this estimation method has a good application prospect.     

计算机动态模拟方法在城市交通噪声监测中的应用

阐述城市道路交通噪声高污染区域的监测与模拟研究。实现基于微观交通仿真的交通噪声动态模拟方法,采用该方法对峡谷型道路十字交叉口和公交车站两类典型的城市道路交通噪声高污染区域进行了动态模拟,同时对这两类区域的交通噪声进行了实地监测。监测结果和模拟结果的对比表明：该方法对等效声级Leq和统计声级L10,L50和L90等的预测具有较高的准确性,对交通噪声实地监测的优化布点和区域噪声分析有较强的指导意义。     

Ride comfort optimization of a city bus

Ride comfort optimization of a city bus is considered in this article, using stiffness and related damping of the power unit mounts as design variables. The response of the bus, due to road irregularities, is calculated in the time domain by using a finite element (FE) model describing the complete vehicle. The body of the bus is condensed, using a substructuring technique, in order to reduce the simulation times. Operational deflection shapes (ODS) have been used to compare measured and calculated vibrations and some corrections of the FE model have been done. The response, i.e. acceleration, at three locations in the bus has been frequency-weighted according to the comfort standard ISO 2631:1997. The resulting root mean square (RMS) values of these responses are then used in the objective functions in the optimization procedure. The computational results show that it is possible to increase the ride comfort. However, the improvement of the ride comfort is probably too small to have a substantial subjective impact on the passenger in the bus. The results show that the objective function, regarding the overall ride comfort in the bus, has local optima. Received October 10, 1999     

城市古典商业街区可持续发展研究

从仿古街区的不断改进,到城市古典商业街区的兴起,都是我国都市旅游发展的必然结果．作为商、旅、文结合的特殊角色,城市古典商业街区同时具有丰富的历史文化和繁荣的现代商业,因此极具现实意义．文中在阐述城市古典商业街区基本理论的基础上,以城市辐射和业态影响为落脚点,找寻当前普遍存在的问题;并以苏州平江路为成功案例,探讨其发展模式和发展路径,以期对中国的城市古典商业街区提出富有价值的参考性建议．     

基于几何线形的立交噪声计算方法

为定量评价道路几何线形对立交噪声的影响,研究了基于几何线形计算立交噪声的方法,以车辆行驶速度为切入点,拟合噪声级和车速之间的关系.对于匝道噪声的计算,根据等效声级的定义给出了相对等效声能量的含义及计算方法,采用将匀速运动段与变速运动段噪声能量相加的方法求出总的噪声能量,建立了相对等效声能量与匝道长度之间函数关系,用对匝道长度进行积分的方法,根据等效声级的定义式推导出左、右转匝道的噪声级.根据主线设计速度、噪声级和车速之间的关系推导出主线噪声级计算公式.立交总噪声通过对各条主线和匝道的噪声级叠加求得.通过对黑龙江省鹤大立交的实例分析表明,该方法能够解决立交匝道变速运动段的噪声计算问题,能够将车辆在立交行驶产生的噪声与道路几何线形联系起来.当道路立交的几何设计条件已知,可以根据几何线形参数进行噪声污染计算,为定量评价立交噪声污染程度提供依据.     

基于DWT的路面不平度模拟的研究

为了更好地模拟实测路面不平度,提出了基于DWT的FD过程路面不平度模型.与传统的AR模型相比,该模型模拟的等级路面不平度精度高且时间开销小.利用离散小波变换对FD过程去相关,并采用平稳或非平稳FD过程最大可能性估计,对实测路面不平度进行了模拟,结果表明:所模拟的路面不平度与实测路面不平度比较相近.     

Accident history,risk perception and traffic safe behaviour

Abstract

This study clarifies the associations between accident history, perception of the riskiness of road travel and traffic safety behaviours by taking into account the number and severity of accidents experienced. A sample of 525 road users in Cameroon answered a questionnaire comprising items on perception of risk, safe behaviour and personal accident history. Participants who reported involvement in more than three accidents or involvement in a severe accident perceived road travel as less risky and also reported behaving less safely compared with those involved in fewer, or less severe accidents. The results have practical implications for the prevention of traffic accidents.

Practitioner Summary: The associations between accident history, perceived risk of road travel and safe behaviour were investigated using self-report questionnaire data. Participants involved in more than three accidents, or in severe accidents, perceived road travel as less risky and also reported more unsafe behaviour compared with those involved in fewer, or less severe accidents. Campaigns targeting people with a less serious, less extensive accident history should aim to increase awareness of hazards and the potential severity of their consequences, as well as emphasising how easy it is to take the recommended preventive actions. Campaigns targeting those involved in more frequent accidents, and survivors of serious accidents, should address feelings of invulnerability and helplessness.     

大跨径混凝土箱梁桥有效温度与应变的实测分析

基于苏通大桥辅助航道桥运营期两年内实测的温度、气象和应变数据,对混凝土箱梁的有效温度与应变进行了分析。结果表明:箱梁的尺寸越小,有效温度变化的范围越大,设计基准期为100年的墩顶梁和跨中箱梁的有效温度范围分别为(-4.3℃,37.3℃)和(-6.1℃,42.2℃);大气前3天的最高(低)平均温度与箱梁有效温度的相关性系数高达0.97,通过回归分析得到的箱梁有效温度与大气前3天平均最高(低)温度的关系式,可用来对箱梁有效温度进行预测。最后提出了修正混凝土收缩、徐变效应的方法,并使用箱梁有效温度对主墩墩底混凝土的竖向相对应变和支座截面箱梁顶板混凝土的纵向相对应变进行了预测。