Urban traffic safety addresses the patterns, causes, and prevention of crashes and injuries in city transport systems, with emphasis on vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, and micromobility riders. Research in this area examines how infrastructure design, speed limits, automated enforcement, vehicle technologies, and regulatory frameworks influence crash risk and severity. It also evaluates mode shifts, electrification, and behavioral factors, using statistical and machine learning methods to guide policies that reduce fatalities while reshaping urban space and mobility choices.
Automotive
In analyzing data from the 2016–2021 National Inpatient Sample, UCLA researchers found that 25% of 7,350 patients hospitalized for scooter-related injuries were using substances such as alcohol, opioids, marijuana and cocaine ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Switching from diesel to electric trains dramatically improved the air quality aboard the San Francisco Bay Area's Caltrain commuter rail line, reducing riders' exposure to the carcinogen black carbon by an average of 89%, ...
Apr 16, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
In Uganda, motorcycles known as boda bodas are a key part of the transport system. The country has more than 1.5 million boda bodas on the road, amounting to roughly 70% of all vehicles. Boda bodas are crucial in providing ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Automotive
The proportion of motorbikes on Australia's roads has remained steady over the last decade, about 4.5% of all registered vehicles. But motorcyclists are over-represented in road deaths.
Apr 3, 2025
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Automotive
When a vehicle and a cyclist collide, the cyclist almost always emerges worse off. Globally, more than 40,000 cyclists are killed and millions more seriously injured in road crashes.
Apr 2, 2025
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Automotive
New York City's automated speed cameras reduced traffic crashes by 14% and decreased speeding violations by 75% over time, according to research from NYU Tandon's C2SMARTER published in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Automotive
Self-driving vehicles are becoming more commonplace on our roads but the traffic legislation keeping them in check is not up to speed, according to new research led by Charles Darwin University (CDU).
Mar 28, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Crashes on electric scooters are mostly due to the behavior of the riders, with one-handed steering and riding in a group being some of the largest risk factors. Researchers are also concerned about riders who deliberately ...
Mar 25, 2025
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Automotive
Electric scooter schemes appear to reduce the risk of bicycle collisions by around 20%, according to a University of Bristol-led study. The research is published in Injury Prevention.
Mar 21, 2025
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