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  • Examining the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Driver Behavior and Injury Severity: Econometric Methods and Applications

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    Ghosh, Sukallyan
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    The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to significant transformations in global mobility patterns, primarily driven by stay-at-home orders and economic shutdowns. These measures resulted in a substantial decline in travel activities worldwide. In the United States, there was a notable reduction in travel demand, with a corresponding decrease in...
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    . Hector Vergara. Their invaluable insights, expertise, and feedback have significantly contributed to

  • The Number of Lanes and Crash Injury Severities of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers: Advanced Econometric Models and Applications

    Creator:
    Kim, Jaekook
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    Considering the deadly impacts of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes on road safety, many previous studies have put in efforts to find the determinants of CMV crash injury severities. However, studies examining the impact of the different number of lanes on CMV crash injury severities are lacking. Besides, the importance...
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    Hurwitz, Dr. Haizhong Wang, and Dr. Hector Vergara, for their time and efforts in reviewing this work

  • Evaluating

    Creator:
    Claveria, Joseph B.
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    Distracted driving is an adverse driving behavior that is widely known to impair the safety of all roadway users and traffic flow. Despite the extensive research efforts on the prevalence and effects of distracted driving on roadway safety and performance, the number of vehicular crashes and fatalities resulting from distracted...
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    , and Hector Vergara for their generosity in serving as my graduate committee members and providing

  • The Statistical and Econometric Analyses of the Impacts of Covid-19 on Truck Driver Behavior

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    Velasquez, Brianna N.
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    The outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the restrictions implemented in response to it (e.g., stay-at-home orders, social distancing mandates, business closures) had unprecedented effects on the trucking industry. The pandemic prompted the first significant overhaul of federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations in over 15 years. Prior to the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , David Hurwitz, Kate Hunter-Zaworski, and Hector Vergara for their generosity in serving as my graduate