Proceedings of the International Conference on Heavy Vehicles, HVTT10

Proceedings of the International Conference on Heavy Vehicles, HVTT10 PDF

Author: Bernard Jacob

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-03-04

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1118557484

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

This reference collects the latest information from the International Conference on Heavy Vehicles, specifically as it relates to Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology. Among the topics detailed are: interactions between heavy vehicles or trains and the infrastructure, environment and other system users; heavy vehicle and road management information-measurements, data quality, data management; freight mobility and safety; vehicle classification, size and weight evaluation, regulations, and enforcement; and traffic and road safety.

Women's Issues in Transportation

Women's Issues in Transportation PDF

Author:

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0309160839

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

Women's Issues in Transportation: Summary of the 4th International Conference, Volume 2: Technical Papers includes 27 full peer-reviewed papers that were presented at the October 2009 conference. The conference highlighted the latest research on changing demographics that affect transportation planning, programming, and policy making, as well as the latest research on crash and injury prevention for different segments of the female population. Special attention was given to pregnant and elderly transportation users, efforts to better address and increase women's personal security when using various modes of transportation, and the impacts of extreme events such as hurricanes and earthquakes on women's mobility and that of those for whom they are responsible. TRB's Conference Proceedings 46: Women's Issues in Transportation, Volume 1: Conference Overview and Plenary Papers includes an overview of the October 2009 conference and six commissioned resource papers, including the two keynote presentations.