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No. 2017/23 | 31 Jul 2017 |
Synergies from Improved Cycling-Transit Integration
Improved integration of cycling and transit has the potential to overcome the fundamental limitations of each mode by combining their opposite strengths of flexibility and action radius. The benefits of such integration potentially extend beyond user... |
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No. 2017/22 | 16 Aug 2017 |
Measuring Integration and Urban Sustainability with Indicators
This paper proposes a framework to monitor progress towards improved integration in public transport. The framework adapts some elements of Transport Sustainability Barometer (TSB) which is a tool to assess transport sustainability in Swedish cities.... |
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No. 2017/21 | 30 Jul 2017 |
Modern Tram and Public Transport Integration in Chinese Cities
This paper explores the role of modern trams in Chinese cities and identifies issues and challenges of integrating modern trams with other public transport modes. The Suzhou National High-tech District (SND) Tram is chosen as a representative case... |
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No. 2017/20 | 11 Aug 2017 |
The Investigation of Safety Management Systems and Safety Culture
Since every Safety Management System (SMS) is intended to provide a framework by which an organisation manages risk, it is inevitable that accident investigators will take a close interest. The good investigator will always want to understand how the... |
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No. 2017/19 | 07 Aug 2017 |
Jousting with Dragons
System resilience is the ability for complex, dynamic-adaptive socio-technical systems to absorb and rebound from trauma or stress, and to avoid “jousting with dragons” where results are uncertain and often fatal. In a safety context, the term... |
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No. 2017/18 | 07 Aug 2017 |
Overcoming Obstacles to Implementing SMS
This paper discusses obstacles faced in implementing SMS and uses concrete examples to show how to overcome them across all modes of transport (air, maritime, rail and road) in leading countries, particularly ITF member countries. The difficulties... |
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No. 2017/17 | 04 Aug 2017 |
The Role of the Regulator in SMS
In almost all cases, the transport industry has adopted safety management systems (SMS) in response to a regulatory initiative. SMS vary dramatically across transport modes and jurisdictions – often because of the influence of different legacy... |
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No. 2017/16 | 04 Aug 2017 |
Why SMS?
This discussion paper presents an introduction to safety management systems (SMS) as they apply to transportation organisations across modes and industries, and provides a broad overview of SMS and its processes, activities and tools. The discussion... |
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No. 2017/15 | 03 Aug 2017 |
On-Board Safety Systems
AV for heavy commercial vehicles offers immediate benefits in terms of automated features that assist drivers. Automated features that support or relieve the heavy vehicle driver in well-defined circumstances will play an important role in... |
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No. 2017/14 | 03 Aug 2017 |
Evolution of Technology for Commercial Vehicle Safety
Heavy commercial vehicle technology for safety has developed in capability and application and is having a positive impact on truck safety. And the potential for further safety improvements is exciting. We wish to place the evolution of such... |
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No. 2017/13 | 03 Aug 2017 |
Infrastructure for Commercial Vehicle Safety
While there is increasing information on commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety systems, truck automation, and truck platooning, there is less information on how roadway and infrastructure technology can improve truck safety, mobility, and efficiency... |
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No. 2017/12 | 03 Aug 2017 |
Structural Change and the Freight Transport Labour Market
Nations that have managed to become rich have had institutional features that supported incentives for value creation while ensuring that the ways insiders and special interest groups can extract monopoly rents are limited. Improved skills have been... |
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No. 2017/11 | 04 Aug 2017 |
The Evolution of Public Transport Contracts in France
This paper presents the evolution of public transport contracts in France and the historical and legal contexts which led to their reorganisation. We first examine the evolution of the territorial distribution of institutional powers in... |
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No. 2017/10 | 20 Jul 2017 |
Human Factors, User Requirements, and User Acceptance of Ride-Sharing in Automated Vehicles
This paper provides an overview of the social-psychological factors that are likely to influence the trust and acceptance of shared SAE Level 4 Automated Vehicles (AVs). It begins with a short summary of what influences users’ engagement in... |
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No. 2017/09 | 20 Jul 2017 |
Shared Automated Vehicles
This paper provides an introduction to the current state of vehicle automation and shared mobility. The paper discusses current shared mobility business models to foster a better understanding of these systems at present and to set the stage for... |
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No. 2017/08 | 20 Jul 2017 |
Select Legal Considerations for Shared Automated Driving
This discussion paper introduces several legal considerations for shared automated driving with a view toward grounding a broader policy discussion. It begins by discussing likely implementations of shared automated driving. It next considers the... |
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No. 2017/07 | 20 Jul 2017 |
Automation of the Driving Task
The possible consequences of the advent of fully automated vehicles (AVs) for personal transport are assessed. A shared-user model is considered preferable to an owner-user model; public-sector intervention is considered necessary to secure the... |
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No. 2017/06 | 31 May 2017 |
Real-world Vehicle Emissions
Real-world vehicle emissions differ from the legislative emissions limits for a number of reasons. Emissions can be substantially lower but in most cases emissions in real driving conditions are higher than the type-approval values. This is... |
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No. 2017/05 | 31 May 2017 |
Assessing Regulatory Changes in the Transport Sector
The specific characteristics of transport services and markets, including their importance in socioeconomic terms, are such that Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) is particularly likely to yield major benefits when applied to transport policy. However... |
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No. 2017/04 | 28 Feb 2017 |
Economic Benefits of Improved Accessibility to Transport Systems and the Role of Transport in Fostering Tourism for All
Accessibility is one of the key aspects of current transport planning, especially in reliance to public transport and pedestrian traffic facilities. This paper deals with this subject by outlining which are or could be the benefits of improved... |
International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
English, French
- ISSN: 2223439X (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/2223439X
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Synergies from Improved Cycling-Transit Integration
Roland Kager and Lucas Harms
31 Jul 2017
Improved integration of cycling and transit has the potential to overcome the fundamental limitations of each mode by combining their opposite strengths of flexibility and action radius. The benefits of such integration potentially extend beyond user...
Measuring Integration and Urban Sustainability with Indicators
Zsuzsanna Olofsson and Karin Brundell Freij
16 Aug 2017
This paper proposes a framework to monitor progress towards improved integration in public transport. The framework adapts some elements of Transport Sustainability Barometer (TSB) which is a tool to assess transport sustainability in Swedish cities....
Modern Tram and Public Transport Integration in Chinese Cities
Chia-Lin Chen
30 Jul 2017
This paper explores the role of modern trams in Chinese cities and identifies issues and challenges of integrating modern trams with other public transport modes. The Suzhou National High-tech District (SND) Tram is chosen as a representative case...
The Investigation of Safety Management Systems and Safety Culture
Simon French and Tabitha Steelt
11 Aug 2017
Since every Safety Management System (SMS) is intended to provide a framework by which an organisation manages risk, it is inevitable that accident investigators will take a close interest. The good investigator will always want to understand how the...
Jousting with Dragons
Eric Arne Lofquist
07 Aug 2017
System resilience is the ability for complex, dynamic-adaptive socio-technical systems to absorb and rebound from trauma or stress, and to avoid “jousting with dragons” where results are uncertain and often fatal. In a safety context, the term...
Overcoming Obstacles to Implementing SMS
Jouni Lappalainen
07 Aug 2017
This paper discusses obstacles faced in implementing SMS and uses concrete examples to show how to overcome them across all modes of transport (air, maritime, rail and road) in leading countries, particularly ITF member countries. The difficulties...
The Role of the Regulator in SMS
Terry Kelly
04 Aug 2017
In almost all cases, the transport industry has adopted safety management systems (SMS) in response to a regulatory initiative. SMS vary dramatically across transport modes and jurisdictions – often because of the influence of different legacy...
Why SMS?
Daniel Maurino
04 Aug 2017
This discussion paper presents an introduction to safety management systems (SMS) as they apply to transportation organisations across modes and industries, and provides a broad overview of SMS and its processes, activities and tools. The discussion...
On-Board Safety Systems
John Woodrooffe
03 Aug 2017
AV for heavy commercial vehicles offers immediate benefits in terms of automated features that assist drivers. Automated features that support or relieve the heavy vehicle driver in well-defined circumstances will play an important role in...
Evolution of Technology for Commercial Vehicle Safety
Peter Sweatman
03 Aug 2017
Heavy commercial vehicle technology for safety has developed in capability and application and is having a positive impact on truck safety. And the potential for further safety improvements is exciting. We wish to place the evolution of such...
Infrastructure for Commercial Vehicle Safety
Christopher M. Poe
03 Aug 2017
While there is increasing information on commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety systems, truck automation, and truck platooning, there is less information on how roadway and infrastructure technology can improve truck safety, mobility, and efficiency...
Structural Change and the Freight Transport Labour Market
Mårten Blix
03 Aug 2017
Nations that have managed to become rich have had institutional features that supported incentives for value creation while ensuring that the ways insiders and special interest groups can extract monopoly rents are limited. Improved skills have been...
The Evolution of Public Transport Contracts in France
Odile Heddebaut
04 Aug 2017
This paper presents the evolution of public transport contracts in France and the historical and legal contexts which led to their reorganisation. We first examine the evolution of the territorial distribution of institutional powers in...
Human Factors, User Requirements, and User Acceptance of Ride-Sharing in Automated Vehicles
Natasha Merat, Ruth Madigan and Sina Nordhoff
20 Jul 2017
This paper provides an overview of the social-psychological factors that are likely to influence the trust and acceptance of shared SAE Level 4 Automated Vehicles (AVs). It begins with a short summary of what influences users’ engagement in...
Shared Automated Vehicles
Adam Stocker and Susan Shaheen
20 Jul 2017
This paper provides an introduction to the current state of vehicle automation and shared mobility. The paper discusses current shared mobility business models to foster a better understanding of these systems at present and to set the stage for...
Select Legal Considerations for Shared Automated Driving
Bryant Walker Smith
20 Jul 2017
This discussion paper introduces several legal considerations for shared automated driving with a view toward grounding a broader policy discussion. It begins by discussing likely implementations of shared automated driving. It next considers the...
Automation of the Driving Task
Tom Cohen and Clémence Cavoli
20 Jul 2017
The possible consequences of the advent of fully automated vehicles (AVs) for personal transport are assessed. A shared-user model is considered preferable to an owner-user model; public-sector intervention is considered necessary to secure the...
Real-world Vehicle Emissions
Norbert Ligterink
31 May 2017
Real-world vehicle emissions differ from the legislative emissions limits for a number of reasons. Emissions can be substantially lower but in most cases emissions in real driving conditions are higher than the type-approval values. This is...
Assessing Regulatory Changes in the Transport Sector
Lorenzo Casullo and Nathan Zhivov
31 May 2017
The specific characteristics of transport services and markets, including their importance in socioeconomic terms, are such that Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) is particularly likely to yield major benefits when applied to transport policy. However...
Economic Benefits of Improved Accessibility to Transport Systems and the Role of Transport in Fostering Tourism for All
Markus Rebstock
28 Feb 2017
Accessibility is one of the key aspects of current transport planning, especially in reliance to public transport and pedestrian traffic facilities. This paper deals with this subject by outlining which are or could be the benefits of improved...