Insights into driver adaptation to inclement weather in Canada

Andrey, Jean; Hambly, Derrick; Mills, Brian; Afrin, Sadia

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.08.014

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“…These tendencies are geographically dependent too since drivers further to the north seem less eager to reduce speed during snow events. It can be noted that drivers further to the north drive faster even when the weather is inclement; these results have been confirmed by a Canadian study (Andrey et al, 2013). They, however, found that drivers will not acclimatize to the weather, which Scandinavian studies on the subject (Brüde and Larsson, 1980;Elvik, 2006) would suggest and which could explain our study's findings as vehicle velocities increased northwards even though the winter season is longer in the north of Sweden.…”

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confidence: 86%

Are winter road maintenance practices energy efficient? A geographical analysis in terms of traffic energy use

Nordin

Arvidsson

2014

Journal of Transport Geography

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Are winter road maintenance practices energy efficient? A geographical analysis in terms of traffic energy use

Nordin

Arvidsson

2014

Journal of Transport Geography

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“…They also found that the impacts of weather conditions largely depend on drivers' attitudes, socioeconomic characteristics and other contextual factors. Andrey et al (2013) investigated the effect of exposure frequency to adverse weather conditions on drivers' adaptation behaviors and concluded that drivers do not tend to acclimatize to local weather patterns. Based on a survey on travel decisions, Khattak and De Palma (1997) showed that adverse weather has a strong impact on travel decision changes such as route choice, transport mode choice and departure time.…”

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MobRISK: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to flash flood events

Shabou

Ruin

Lutoff

et al. 2017

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Recent flash flood impact studies highlight that road networks are often disrupted due to adverse weather and flash flood events. Road users are thus particularly exposed to road flooding during their daily mobility. Previous exposure studies, however, do not take into consideration population mobility. Recent advances in transportation research provide an appropriate framework for simulating individual travelactivity patterns using an activity-based approach. These activity-based mobility models enable the prediction of the sequence of activities performed by individuals and locating them with a high spatial-temporal resolution. This paper describes the development of the MobRISK microsimulation system: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to extreme hydrometeorological events. MobRISK aims at providing an accurate spatiotemporal exposure assessment by integrating travel-activity behaviors and mobility adaptation with respect to weather disruptions. The model is applied in a flash-flood-prone area in southern France to assess motorists' exposure to the September 2002 flash flood event. The results show that risk of flooding mainly occurs in principal road links with considerable traffic load. However, a lag time between the timing of the road submersion and persons crossing these roads contributes to reducing the potential vehicle-related fatal accidents. It is also found that sociodemographic variables have a significant effect on individual exposure. Thus, the proposed model demonstrates the benefits of considering spatiotemporal dynamics of population exposure to flash floods and presents an important improvement in exposure assessment methods. Such improved characterization of road user exposures can present valuable information for flood risk management services.

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“…This is partially the result of varying winter climatology and variability in winter storm snow output. For example, Victoria, British Columbia experiences less snowfall than other Canadian cities; therefore, winter collisions are more likely during rain events (Andrey, Hambly, Mills, & Afrin, 2013). On the other hand, Regina, Saskatchewan experiences widely-varying snow totals making winter collision generalizations difficult (Andrey et al, 2013).…”

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“…For example, Victoria, British Columbia experiences less snowfall than other Canadian cities; therefore, winter collisions are more likely during rain events (Andrey, Hambly, Mills, & Afrin, 2013). On the other hand, Regina, Saskatchewan experiences widely-varying snow totals making winter collision generalizations difficult (Andrey et al, 2013). Winter collision risk tends to be highest with freezing rain and sleet as well as for the first snowfalls of the season, and lowest during light snow flurries (Andrey, Mills, & Vandermolen, 2001).…”

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Beyond “Snow Shoveler's Infarction”: Broadening perspectives on winter health risks

Haney

2020

Geography Compass

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Winter constitutes a significant threat to humans via damages, injuries, and fatalities in mid and high latitude environments. Much of the research into the health impacts of winter centers on urban areas in the snow climates of North America. When considering how humans are vulnerable to winter hazards, the legend of Snow‐Shoveler's Infarction dominates the public's assessment of winter health risks. This article seeks to broaden the understanding of winter hazards by summarizing the diversity of impacts on human health including frostbite, hypothermia, traffic accidents, slips, and falls, unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning in addition to injuries, and fatalities associated with snow removal. Further, social determinants such as poverty and social isolation are identified as being associated with negative health outcomes. The disproportionate health impacts of winter are also summarized, thus revealing how some groups, particularly the disadvantaged, the elderly and those with preexisting health issues in urbanized snow climates of the United States and Canada, are more vulnerable to winter hazards.

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Insights into driver adaptation to inclement weather in Canada

Cited by 41 publications

References 29 publications

Are winter road maintenance practices energy efficient? A geographical analysis in terms of traffic energy use

Are winter road maintenance practices energy efficient? A geographical analysis in terms of traffic energy use

MobRISK: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to flash flood events

Beyond “Snow Shoveler's Infarction”: Broadening perspectives on winter health risks

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