Browsing Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center by Author "Shaaban K."
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A Strategy for Emergency Vehicle Preemption and Route Selection
Shaaban K.; Khan M.A.; Hamila R.; Ghanim M. ( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)Emergency vehicle preemption (EVP) aims to give right of way to emergency vehicles (EV) heading toward the incident location through a network of signalized intersections by creating a green wave en-route. The design goals ... -
An assessment tool to evaluate complete streets in developing countries: The case of Qatar
Shaaban K.; Muley D.; Khalil R. ( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Complete streets refer to a simple and effective transportation policy to improve traffic safety and comfort for all users within urban areas. Car dependency is a major concern in developing countries. Endorsing complete ... -
Analysis of illegal pedestrian crossing behavior on a major divided arterial road
Shaaban K.; Muley D.; Mohammed A. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Pedestrians’ illegal mid-block crossing increases the chances of a crash compared to crossing at marked or signalized crosswalks. Therefore, it is necessary to have an accurate understanding of this type of behavior to be ... -
Development, validation, and application of School Audit Tool (SAT): An effective instrument for assessing traffic safety and operation around schools
Shaaban K.; Abdur-Rouf K. ( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)There is a need for a reliable school audit tool with well-defined scales to convert qualitative evaluation of existing school sites into a quantitative assessment in order to help public agencies to improve schools' safety ... -
Evaluating the effect of seasonal variations on walking behaviour in a hot weather country using logistic regression
Shaaban K.; Muley D.; Elnashar D. ( Routledge , 2018 , Article)The city of Doha, Qatar experiences a hot and arid weather throughout the year. This study investigates the effect of season, type of day, and time of day on the walking behaviour of pedestrians in these conditions using ...