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Analysing speeding behaviour: A multilevel modelling approach
Familar, Russell; Greaves, Stephen; Ellison, AdrianPublished 2011-03-01This paper examines the variability in speeding for 147 motorists over a five-week period using data collected from Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. A multilevel modelling approach is employed to decompose ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Analysis of a financial incentive to encourage safer driving practices
Greaves, Stephen; Fifer, SimonPublished 2011-09-01This paper reports on the behavioural response of motorists to a variable rate charging scheme designed to encourage safer driving practices and reduce exposure to crash-risk – specifically kilometres driven, night-time ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Assessing pedestrian exposure to fine particulates at fine levels of spatio-temporal resolution
Greaves, Stephen; Liu, QianPublished 2007-05-01A compelling body of international evidence now exists suggesting a causal link between exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) and adverse health consequences. Travel microenvironments have come under particular ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Autonomous Vehicles Down Under: An Empirical Investigation of Consumer Sentiment
Greaves, Stephen; Smith, Brett; Arnold, Tony; Olaru, Doina; Collins, Andrew T.Published 2018-10-01Of the many issues surrounding the potential introduction of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), consumer response remains unclear. The current paper presents an empirical investigation of consumer sentiment towards AVs based on ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
A combined GPS/stated choice experiment to estimate values of crash-risk reduction
Fifer, Simon; Greaves, Stephen; Rose, John; Ellison, RichardPublished 2010-11-01This paper details the development and application of a Stated Choice experiment designed to explore motorists sensitivities to a kilometre-based charging regime focused around crash-risk reduction. Hypothetical responses ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Cycling in Australia and Japan: some preliminary perspectives
Greaves, Stephen; Tempia, Juliette; Yamamoto, ToshiyukiPublished 2019-10-01This brief paper contributes to ongoing dialogue around arresting the stagnation and in some cases decline in cycling in Australian cities by looking to Japan, a nation that has achieved comparatively high levels of cycling ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Daytime Population Tracking for Planning and Pollution Exposure Assessment
Collins, Andrew; Greaves, StephenPublished 2007-03-01Knowing more precisely where people are across the day and when they are there is fundamental information for many fields including transportation planning, environmental impact analysis, marketing and emergency evacuation. ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Designing a Procedure to Undertake Long Term Evaluation of the Effects of TravelSmart Interventions
Stopher, Peter; Greaves, Stephen; Xu, Min; Lauer, NataliePublished 2005-06-01As part of the program of strategies to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in Australia, the ACT, Queensland, South Australian, and Victorian governments have joined together to undertake a program of voluntary travel ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Development of a GPS/GPRS prompted-recall solution for longitudinal driving behaviour studies
Greaves, Stephen; Fifer, Simon; Ellison, Richard; Zhang, Yun; Germanos, GeorgePublished 2010-10-01This paper details the development of a GPS/GPRS data collection solution for a longitudinal (twelve week) study of driving behaviour in Sydney, investigating behavioural responses to variable rate charging. The study calls ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Development of a kilometre-based rewards system to encourage safer driving practices
Greaves, Stephen; Fifer, SimonPublished 2010-09-01There is growing interest in using kilometre-based financial mechanisms to encourage safer driving practices and reduce accident claims. The rationale behind such an approach is that in addition to driver characteristics ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Development of an online diary for longitudinal travel / activity surveys
Greaves, Stephen; Ellison, Adrian B.; Ellison, Richard B.; Standen, Christopher; Rissel, Chris; Crane, MelaniePublished 2014-01-01Motivated by the continued search for methods to reduce participant burden and non-response, and improve the quality of travel data, this paper details the development of a new online travel/activity diary to support a ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Disaggregate Assessments of Population Exposure to Aircraft Noise
Greaves, Stephen; Collins, AndrewPublished 2006-09-01The dual pressures of rapidly growing air passenger and freight traffic and increasing numbers of people living in close proximity to airports and flight-paths is a major social problem in many major urban centres around ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Dynamic responses of freight operators to government policies: a latent curve modelling approach
Ellison, Richard B.; Greaves, Stephen; Hensher, David A.Published 2017-12-01Using a unique dataset collected from Australian (urban) freight operators using an adaptive-dynamic simulation method, firms’ dynamic responses are modelled using latent curve models to investigate firms’ adaptation ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
An empirical assessment of the feasibility of battery electric vehicles for day-to-day driving
Greaves, Stephen; Backman, HenryPublished 2013-08-01Driven by sustainability objectives, Australia like many nations in the developed world, is considering the option of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as an alternative to conventional internal combustion engine vehicles ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Immigrant settlement patterns, transit accessibility, and transit use
Allen, Jeff; Farber, Steven; Greaves, Stephen; Clinton, Geoffrey; Wu, Hao; Sarkar, Somwrita; Levinson, David M.Published 2021Public transit is immensely important among recent immigrants for enabling daily travel and activity participation. The objective of this study is to examine whether immigrants settle in areas of high or low transit ...Open AccessArticle -
Missing and inaccurate information from travel surveys: Pilot results
Stopher, Peter; Greaves, StephenPublished 2010-04-01During the implementation of a major regional household travel survey, known as the Victorian Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity 2007 (VISTA07) in Victoria, Australia, a pilot survey was undertaken using GPS to ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Predicting fine particulate concentrations near a busy intersection in Sydney using artificial neural networks
Issarayangyun, Tharit; Greaves, StephenPublished 2007-08-01Scientific evidence of the connection between vehicle emissions and public health outcomes continues to grow. Key to this connection is the accurate monitoring and prediction of pollution concentrations within transport ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Smartphone-based Travel Surveys: A Review
Verzosa, Nina; Greaves, Stephen; Ellison, RichardPublished 2017-04-01Interest continues to grow in the use of smartphones for travel survey purposes. Their locational and interactive potential combined with their ubiquity and pragmatism as something people are likely to keep with them and ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Speeding in urban environments: Are the time savings worth the risk?
Ellison, Adrian B.; Greaves, StephenPublished 2015-05-01Perceived time savings by travelling faster is often cited as a motivation for drivers’ speeding behaviour. These time savings, however, come at a cost of significant road injuries and fatalities. While it is known that ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
A strategic-level modelling tool for evaluating air quality and greenhouse gas mitigation strategies for urban road freight in Sydney
Greaves, StephenPublished 2009-03-01This paper details the development of a strategic-level modelling tool to evaluate the impacts of air quality and greenhouse gas mitigation strategies for urban freight. The model, known as STEAR-F (Strategic Tool for the ...Open AccessWorking Paper
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