A comparative study of driving performance in metropolitan regions using large-scale vehicle trajectory data: Implications for sustainable cities

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 170-185

  Liu, Jun ^a   Khattak, Asad ^b   Wang, Xin ^c  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving indices; driving volatility; large scale data; metropolitan region; mixed effects model; sustainability

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES; BRAKES; CRASHWORTHINESS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

DRIVING INDICES; DRIVING VOLATILITY; LARGE SCALE DATA; METROPOLITAN REGIONS; MIXED EFFECTS MODELS;

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY USE; GPS; METROPOLITAN AREA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ATLANTA; CALIFORNIA; GEORGIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; SACRAMENTO; SAN FRANCISCO [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85008889794     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2016.1230803     Document Type: Article

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