In 2011, more than 75,000 people died in road crashes in the ten member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and many times this number sustained long term injuries. Improving road safety outcomes in ASEAN is not only important for the welfare and economic benefit of these countries, but given that a significant proportion of the world’s population lives in ASEAN, it...

Traffic crashes have become the fifth leading cause of burden of diseases and injuries in China. More importantly, it may further aggravate the degree of health inequality among Chinese population, which is still under-investigated. Based on a nationally representative data, we calculated the concentration index (CI) to measure the socioeconomic inequality in traffic-related disability (TRD), a...

Cruising for parking has negative impact from the economical and ecological points and view, and in overall traffic slowdown. Effective information about which and how many parking places are free could help to reduce these effects. This is possible only if a per parking place motorization is made, which will require the use of sensors to monitor every parking place. While the placement of sens...

The sharing economy is a very dynamic research area in different contexts. It enables consumers to better manage their time, resources, budgets and experiences. In general, the economy, with help of ICT technology, greater efficiency available resources opens up new possibilities for solving some social, economic environmental problems. transport sector, shared mobility has become increasingly ...

On par with rapid motorization, excessive energy demand and air pollution have become major challenges in the global context. Fuel economy programs emission reduction targets proven to be among most effective mitigating these issues. In developing successful fuel policies, understanding factors affecting consumption of road vehicles is essential. Auxiliary engine loads are one commonest a vehic...

Technologies influencing alternative means of transportation have been expanding in recent years due to increasing urbanization and motorization. In this paper, a solar powered electric auto-rickshaw (SPEA) is designed and developed for Indian conditions. The vehicle developed is comprehensively analyzed techno-economically for its viability in the Indian market. The performance analysis of SPE...

Visceral fat obesity plays an essential role in the clustering of atherosclerotic multiple risk factors in the metabolic syndrome. However, the mechanism by which visceral fat obesity causes clustering of glucose intolerance, high blood pressure, and dyslipidemia remains unknown. We have proposed a “lipotoxicity theory” as the mechanism behind metabolic syndrome and its consequences: an excess ...

The technologies influencing alternative ways of transportation are augmenting in recent years due to increasing urbanization and motorization. In this paper, a solar powered electric autorickshaw (SPEA) is designed and developed for Indian conditions. The developed vehicle is comprehensively analyzed techno-economically for its viability in the Indian market. The performance analysis of SPEA r...

Motorization and increased levels of car ownership have partly contributed to traffic congestion and air pollution, which is a prime concern in the era of climate change. Therefore, vehicle ownership-related topics have been extensively explored by transportation scholars, economists, and planning researchers. However, relatively fewer scientists have investigated the spatial patterns and socio...

The challenges posed by climate change have increasingly been recognized over the few past decades. This article synthesizes current research on broad themes such as change, reducing CO2 emissions, increasing production of electric cars, etc. Our literature review revealed that much these topics has focused growth rate motorization, greenhouse gas emissions and technology for reduction pollutio...