Journal articles: 'Bus drivers – Behavior – Evaluation'

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Guéguen, Nicolas, and Jacques Fischer-Lokou. "Another Evaluation of Touch and Helping Behavior." Psychological Reports 92, no. 1 (February 2003): 62–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2003.92.1.62.

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Although positive effect of touch on compliance has been widely reported, new evaluation was made with an unusual request. 80 male bus drivers were solicited by a male or a female confederate to take the bus despite having too little money for the fare. Bus drivers were briefly touched by the confederate during solicitation. Analysis showed that bus drivers who were touched accepted the request more favorably bur only when made by a female.

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Yao, Ying, Xiaohua Zhao, Jianming Ma, Chang Liu, and Jian Rong. "Driving Simulator Study: Eco-Driving Training System Based on Individual Characteristics." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2673, no. 8 (April 26, 2019): 463–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198119843260.

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This research sought to establish an eco-driving training system based on a driving simulator. The eco-driving training system contained five modules: human machine interface, data management, scene management, mode management, and evaluation algorithm management. It was proposed to base the new eco-driving training system on drivers’ individual characteristics. This system first asked drivers to conduct a diagnostic drive on a stretch of roadway in a driving simulator. The data on each driver’s non-ecological driving behaviors under different events were collected. Then each driver was given a customized training course based on an evaluation of his/her driving behaviors during the diagnostic drive. This training process is called eco-driving training based on individual characteristics (EDTIC). Eighty taxi drivers were recruited and divided into two groups for eco-driving training. One group was trained by watching videos, and the other was trained by the EDTIC training. An analysis of results shows that the EDTIC training was significantly more effective than traditional video training. Under the EDTIC training, all driving behaviors improved and emissions and fuel consumption were greatly reduced; the reduction was as great as 8.3–8.4%. The EDTIC training was proven effective at improving the eco-driving behavior of taxi drivers (i.e., professional drivers), and it could also be employed to train other professional drivers (bus and truck drivers) and non-professional drivers.

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Bhaskar Agrawal, Bhuwan, S. Travis Waller, and Athanasios Ziliaskopoulos. "Modeling Approach for Transit Signal Preemption." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1791, no. 1 (January 2002): 13–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1791-03.

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A simulation/assignment-based approach is introduced for evaluating the regionwide effect of signal preemption strategies for bus transit operations. The model addresses both the propagation and interaction of traffic with the bus operations as well as the routing behavior of drivers in response to the introduced preemption control. Furthermore, the need and feasibility of conducting this evaluation at the systemwide level is discussed and demonstrated. An example traffic network that includes Cermak Road in Chicago, Illinois, is used to demonstrate the applicability of the modeling approach.

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Vangi, D., and A. Virga. "Evaluation of energy-saving driving styles for bus drivers." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering 217, no. 4 (April 1, 2003): 299–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1243/09544070360613255.

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A procedure is presented for evaluating the performance in terms of driving style of public transport bus drivers, within the context of a programme for energy savings in urban public transportation. The purpose of this evaluation is that of providing suitable tools for training of personnel with the objective of attaining more energy-efficient driving styles and improving driving quality. Quality can be defined as the combination of an energy saving driving style with a behaviour that is respectful of the environment (noise, pollution and safety) and of the vehicle and is comfortable for the passengers as well. Economical driving provides direct savings in fuel of up to 25 per cent as well as indirect savings deriving from general improvements in quality; a more controlled driving style can also be accompanied by reductions in air pollution and noise emission. The procedure utilizes a fuzzy logic approach and can be implemented aboard vehicles in an automatic monitoring system, the sole requirement being that of measuring the instantaneous road speed of the vehicle and its current load. The procedure has been developed and validated on the basis of data coming from a test campaign carried out on vehicles equipped with automatic and manual transmission, operating over both urban and intercity itineraries in three different cities, and adopting different driving styles with different drivers. By analysing the results, in relation to the itinerary and conditions of traffic, stops, load, etc., it can be determined which conditions, for each driver, lead to either good or poor performance. Such specific information, together with assessment of the overall driving style, provides useful indications for training drivers, both through training programmes with specific itineraries and trials, and through self-learning processes with the procedure implemented using an on-board monitoring system.

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Sappl, Hannes, and Tibor Kubjatko. "Evaluation of the Hazard Perception Skills of Young Drivers." LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics 12, no. 1 (May 1, 2021): 78–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/logi-2021-0008.

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Abstract The aim of this study is to collate valuable information about the hazard perception process of (young) drivers and to evaluate their hazard perception skills. For this, an eye-tracking system was used to record the visual behaviour of drivers. In addition, a system based on a data logger and sensors was developed to capture and log the relevant data from the vehicle. By tapping into the vehiclés CAN bus (Controller Area Network), the needed parameters (e.g. position of accelerator, brake, and clutch pedal, as well as the steering wheel angle) were acquired through the reverse engineering of the vehicle′s CAN stream. All the captured data was subsequently synchronized and overlaid in the eye-tracking video. The complete system, i.e. data-logger and sensors, was consistently integrated into a driving school car. Due to the fact that all the data was captured in real-time whilst driving in traffic, every analysed situation can be considered unique and therefore cannot be compared to other situations. The results of the study revealed that only in 18% of the analysed situations, the hazard-perception skills were adequate or the same as they were taught at the driving school just a few months previous. Confronted by the videos of their lessons, the participating drivers adjusted their self-assessment scores for their driving skills downwards by around 25% on average.

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He, Yi, and Duan Feng Chu. "Evaluation and Modeling of Passenger Vehicle Celeration Performance Based on Artificial Neural Networks." Applied Mechanics and Materials 744-746 (March 2015): 1938–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.744-746.1938.

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As the siginificant factors influence passengers comfort, the vehicle celebration performance may easy to cause accidents, such as hard acceleration and deceleration performance. In order to find the relationship between passengers comfort and celebration performance, 35 passengers and three professional drivers were recruited in the field experiment. The passengers’ comfort feelings were analysed by subject questionnaires, the acceleration and deceleration data were received by CAN bus.The Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) model was elaborated to estimate and predict the passengers comfort level of driver unsafe acceleration behavior situations. Therefore, the subject views of the passengers could be compared to object acceleration data. An ANN is applied to interconnect output data (subjective rating) with input data (objective parameters). Finally, it is found the investigatioin have demonstrated that the objective values are efficiently correlated with the subjective sensation. Thus, the presented approach can be effectively applied to support the drive train development of bus.

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Luo, Shengda, Alex Po Leung, Xingzhao Qiu, Jan Y. K. Chan, and Haozhi Huang. "Complementary Deep and Shallow Learning with Boosting for Public Transportation Safety." Sensors 20, no. 17 (August 19, 2020): 4671. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20174671.

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To monitor road safety, billions of records can be generated by Controller Area Network bus each day on public transportation. Automation to determine whether certain driving behaviour of drivers on public transportation can be considered safe on the road using artificial intelligence or machine learning techniques for big data analytics has become a possibility recently. Due to the high false classification rates of the current methods, our goal is to build a practical and accurate method for road safety predictions that automatically determine if the driving behaviour is safe on public transportation. In this paper, our main contributions include (1) a novel feature extraction method because of the lack of informative features in raw CAN bus data, (2) a novel boosting method for driving behaviour classification (safe or unsafe) to combine advantages of deep learning and shallow learning methods with much improved performance, and (3) an evaluation of our method using a real-world data to provide accurate labels from domain experts in the public transportation industry for the first time. The experiments show that the proposed boosting method with our proposed features outperforms seven other popular methods on the real-world dataset by 5.9% and 5.5%.

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Gittens, Antonio, and Amer Shalaby. "Evaluation of Bus Reliability Measures and Development of a New Composite Indicator." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2533, no. 1 (January 2015): 91–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2533-10.

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Reliability is cited as a key aspect of service quality, but many of the indicators in use today do not measure reliability from the user's perspective. A review of earlier work on transit user behavior concluded that the traveler's perspective of reliability was driven by punctuality in arriving at the destination, short waiting times at the origin stop, and consistent wait and travel times. Twenty indicators were assessed, but none were well suited to capturing all of these elements of reliability. A new measure, journey time buffer index (JTBI), was therefore proposed; the index used estimates of wait times at bus stops while capturing variability in wait and travel times that tended to increase the disutility of transit travel. Alternative formulations were developed for short and long headway service, and the new indicator was applied to the London Transit Commission's bus network in London, Ontario, Canada. This procedure demonstrated that the JTBI was better suited to identifying the factors contributing to unreliable service than metrics that focused on a single component of reliability. A linear regression analysis also highlighted that route length, stop spacing, time of day, route orientation relative to the city center, and passenger load all influenced reliability although the low adjusted R2 value of .298 showed that some major causes of reliability were not captured by the model.

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Weinzimmer, David, Rebecca L. Sanders, Heidi Dittrich, and Jill F. Cooper. "Evaluation of the Safe Routes to Transit Program in California." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2534, no. 1 (January 2015): 92–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2534-12.

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This paper elaborates on findings from an evaluation of the San Francisco Bay Area's Safe Routes to Transit (SR2T) program in California. This program funded enhancements to increase walking and cycling to regional transit stations. To understand how the program influenced travel choices, behavior, and perceptions of safety and local air quality, the study surveyed transit users and observed driver, pedestrian, and bicyclist behavior in the periods before and after the enhancements were made at multiple transit stations. Data from the treatment and control stations suggested that the streetscape and roadway improvements made through the SR2T program positively influenced the propensity to walk, bicycle, and take the bus to transit stations, as reported through surveys. In particular, the results showed that walking and bicycling increased by 3% at treatment sites compared with control sites. Bicycling also increased at control sites; this factor indicated a general societal shift. Furthermore, driving decreased 2.5% at treatment sites. Perceived air quality, in general, improved in the posttime period. When asked about perceived traffic risk, bicyclists more than pedestrians reported feeling safer on the road, with 10% of the bicyclists, on average, feeling safer after the improvements. There were also economic benefits from this project—pedestrians and bicyclists were overrepresented in those who stopped en route to transit for food and drink. The evidence suggested that the SR2T program positively affected the decision to walk and bicycle to access transit. The program is recommended for expansion to additional sites.

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Mirza, Saema, Muneeza Mirza, Habib Chotani, and Stephen Luby. "Risky behavior of bus commuters and bus drivers in Karachi, Pakistan." Accident Analysis & Prevention 31, no. 4 (July 1999): 329–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0001-4575(98)00025-6.

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Ismaila, Salami O., Samson A. Odunlami, Sidikat I. Kuye, Adekunle I. Musa, and Adeniyi Olayanju. "ERGO - EVALUATION OF URBAN BUS DRIVER’S WORKSTATIONS IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA." Journal of Engineering Science XXVIII, no. 2 (June 2021): 53–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.52326/jes.utm.2021.28(2).04.

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This study evaluated the ergonomic performance of drivers’ workstations in southwest Nigeria. Fifty urban buses selected from ten brands were investigated by direct measurement. The buses were mini-A and midi-B. Vertical and horizontal distances of the seat reference point to the pedal and steering wheel, with the seat dimensions were considered. The anthropometric dimensions of 150 male bus drivers were taken from South-west Nigeria. The results revealed that the values for driver’s seat height from the cabin floor, seat backrest height, seat shoulder level width and low back width were 44.00- 50.00cm, 53.00-58.15cm, 40.00-50.00cm and - 40.15cm respectively as against 39.15- 43.00cm, 38.75-49.49cm, 34.60-43.59cm and 45.73-53.25cm respectively in the urban bus workstations. It is concluded that the drivers’ workstations in the urban buses were not ergonomically fit for the bus drivers since the anthropometric dimension of the Nigerian male bus drivers were not considered in the designing of the buses.

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Vernekar, Shefalee Pai, and Hemangini Kishore Shah. "A comparative study of cardiovascular disease risk among bus drivers and bus conductors of a state transport corporation in North Goa." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 8, no. 6 (May 25, 2021): 3023. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20212009.

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Background: Bus drivers and bus conductors are predisposed to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks.Driving for long duration involves prolonged sitting, which enforces sedentary behavior among drivers in comparison to conductors who have the freedom to move aboutBackground: Bus drivers and bus conductors are predisposed to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks.Driving for long duration involves prolonged sitting, which enforces sedentary behavior among drivers in comparison to conductors who have the freedom to move about in the bus. The aim and objectives of the study were to identify selected risk factors for CVDs among bus drivers and bus conductors; to estimate the CVDs risk among them using Framingham risk score and to study the difference of risk factors and CVDs risk between bus drivers and conductors.Methods: The present study was a comparative cross-sectional study among 105 bus drivers and 105 bus conductors at the Panaji bus depot of Goa. A pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data along with anthropometric, clinical examination and blood investigations. The Framingham risk score with BMI and lipids was used to compare the CVD risk.Results: Higher percentage of bus drivers had diabetes, hypertension, obesity and dyslipidemia. When the CVD risk was compared using the Framingham risk score, 63.8% bus drivers had intermediate-high CVD risk using FRS-BMI compared to 46.7% bus conductors and the difference is found to be significant. Using FRS- lipids, 65.7% bus drivers had intermediate-high risk compared to 53.3% bus conductors.Conclusions: The behavioral risk factors for CVD were higher among bus drivers compared to bus conductors. in the bus. Aims and objectives: 1) To identify selected risk factors for CVDs among bus drivers and bus conductors 2) To estimate the CVDs risk among them using Framingham risk score 3)To study the difference of risk factors and CVDs risk between bus drivers and conductors.Methods: The present study is a comparative cross sectional study among 105 bus drivers and 105 bus conductors at the Panaji bus depot of Goa. A predesigned semi structured questionnaire was used to collect data along with anthropometric, clinical examination and blood investigations. The Framingham risk score with BMI and Lipids was used to compare the CVD riskResults:Higher percentage of bus drivers had diabetes, hypertension, obesity and dyslipidemia. When the CVD risk was compared using the Framingham risk score, 63.8 % bus drivers had intermediate-high CVD risk using FRS-BMI compared to 46.7 % bus conductors and the difference is found to be significant. Using FRS-Lipids, 65.7 % bus drivers had intermediate-high risk compared to 53.3 % bus conductors.Conclusion: The behavioural risk factors for CVD were higher among bus drivers compared to bus conductors.

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Hyun, T., and Y. Jo. "Facilitators and Barriers to Health Behavior Change Among Bus Drivers - Focus Group Interviews with Bus Drivers and Dieticians." Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 119, no. 10 (October 2019): A126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2019.08.088.

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af Wåhlberg, Anders E., and Lisa Dorn. "Absence behavior as traffic crash predictor in bus drivers." Journal of Safety Research 40, no. 3 (January 2009): 197–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2009.03.003.

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Chang, Chien-Yen, and Ting-Wei Chang. "The Development of Parameters and Warning Algorithms for an Intersection Bus-Pedestrian Collision Warning System." International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector 3, no. 4 (October 2011): 73–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jisss.2011100105.

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This study presents the conceptual design of an intersection bus-pedestrian collision warning system for bus drivers approaching an intersection. The basic parameters of the proposed design concept include the bus drivers’ perception-reaction time, the emergency deceleration rate of the bus, and pedestrian walking speed. A bus driving simulation was designed and conducted to analyze bus drivers’ responses to unexpected pedestrians crossing unsignalized intersections or signalized intersections during a green light interval for parameter analysis. The timings of auditory warnings and visual warnings, the locations for vehicle detectors and pedestrian detectors, and the locations for visual warning devices were also developed after analyzing the experimental results. The experimental results also highlight some important characteristics of bus driving behavior at intersections. Moreover, bus drivers really pay attention to the warning messages. Finally, this study develops and discusses some warning algorithms.

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Tan, Chee Fai, Ranjit Singh Sarban Singh, V. K. Kher, and B. T. Tan. "Integrated Steering System Design for Bus Driver Drowsy Behavior Change." Applied Mechanics and Materials 315 (April 2013): 231–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.315.231.

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The paper presents an integrated steering system design for bus drivers drowsy driving behaviour change. Busses involved in accidents due to drowsy driving is increasing nowadays and those accidents involved a lot of people due to the number of passengers it carries. In order to decrease the rate of accidents for bus driver due to drowsy driving, an integrated steering system that can change their driving behaviour is developed. The developed integrated steering system is then being validated through surveys conducted on drivers with valid driving licence. The survey results have shown that the integrated steering system is a feasible system to the drivers.

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Şentürk, Sibel, and Nurten Terkeş. "Level of Knowledge and Awareness of Diabetic Emergencies Among Turkish Bus Drivers: Example of the Mediterranean Region." Galician Medical Journal 28, no. 3 (September 1, 2021): E202135. http://dx.doi.org/10.21802/gmj.2021.3.5.

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The objective of this research was to determine the level of knowledge and awareness of diabetic emergencies among Turkish bus drivers. Methods. The universe of this descriptive and cross-sectional study was all the individuals working as bus drivers in the Mediterranean Region between January-June 2019, and the study sample was 1292 drivers who met the inclusion criteria of the research. Data were collected by the Personal Information Form and the Diabetic Emergency Information and Awareness Survey Form. Descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used in data evaluation. Results. The average age of bus drivers participating in the study was 38.29 ± 9.44 years, while their average work experience was 12.50 ± 8.92 years. Among them, 14.9% of bus drivers had a diabetic family member; 23.7% of bus drivers had a first aid certificate; 11.5% of bus drivers received diabetes-related training. The average score of drivers for the level of knowledge and awareness regarding diabetic emergencies was found to be 15.39 ± 4.72. There was a statistically significant difference between the drivers’ average scores for the level of knowledge and awareness and their age, education status, work experience, the presence of chronic disease, the presence of a diabetic family member, the presence of a first aid certificate, diabetes-related training, the place of receiving this training variables (p < 0.05). Conclusions. Bus drivers were found to have above average levels of knowledge and awareness of diabetic emergencies. Bus drivers are recommended to be trained on diabetic emergencies and raising awareness of diabetes mellitus to ensure a proper intervention in case of emergencies in individuals with diabetes mellitus during travels.

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Sanchez de Miguel, Manuel, Izarne Lizaso, Maider Larranaga, and Juan Jose Arrospide. "Women bus drivers and organizational change." Journal of Organizational Change Management 28, no. 1 (February 9, 2015): 117–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jocm-07-2013-0120.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the gender practices of a female urban bus driver who retired after 40 years (1967-2007) in an urban bus company in northern Spain. The main objective of this study was to explore and understand the move from irreflexive to reflexive practices from a gender perspective, and to uncover new key aspects relating to the influence of women in organizational changes. Design/methodology/approach – This qualitative exploratory study (interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)) contains semi-structured interviews which explore, using a process of analytic induction, the personal- and work-related experiences of a woman who was a pioneer in the traditionally male-dominated field of urban bus services. In order to obtain a broader overview of the organization, and using the same method, four other female bus drivers from the same company were also interviewed, along with the personnel manager. Findings – Three different situations are presented. The first summarizes the woman’s personal motivations and hesitations during the 1960s regarding her decision to become a bus driver, occurring during her adolescence and pre-professional phase; the second illustrates the organizational and social reactions triggered by the (visible) presence of a lone woman in a traditionally male professional environment (resistance); and finally, the third situation shows the empowerment and organizational change which occurred, focussing on the possible deconstruction of the masculine hegemony at the heart of the organization. Originality/value – The IPA points to a new level of visibility of this transgressed traditional role, which combined both individual and collective actions. Her experiences recount how she overcame individual, organizational and social barriers. The authors suggest a new interpretation of this visibility, enabling us to imagine gender practice as an intersection of people, organizational change and society.

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Nekrasova, M. M., S. A. Ashirova, M. A. Bobokha, Yu S. Lebedeva, A. I. Marinycheva, and I. I. Ushakova. "Evaluation of allostatic load in the case of bus drivers." Medical almanac, no. 4 (2016): 158–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.21145/2499-9954-2016-4-158-161.

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Lidestam, Helene, Carolina Camén, and Björn Lidestam. "Evaluation of cost drivers within public bus transports in Sweden." Research in Transportation Economics 69 (September 2018): 157–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2018.05.009.

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Kompier, Michiel A. J., Birgit Aust, Anne-Marie van den Berg, and Johannes Siegrist. "Stress prevention in bus drivers: Evaluation of 13 natural experiments." Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 5, no. 1 (2000): 11–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/1076-8998.5.1.11.

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Kavanagh, Terence, Viktor Matosevic, Lesley Thacker, Ren?? Belliard, and Roy J. Shephard. "On-Site Evaluation of Bus Drivers With Coronary Heart Disease." Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 18, no. 3 (May 1998): 209–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00008483-199805000-00004.

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Ash, Philip, Melany E. Baehr, Dennis S. Joy, and Joseph A. Orban. "Employment Testing for the Selection and Evaluation of Bus Drivers." Applied Psychology 37, no. 4 (October 1988): 351–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.1988.tb01148.x.

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Joshi, Anuradha, and Savita Vaidya. "Evaluation of perceived stress in bus drivers of Pune city." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 7, no. 1 (2017): 90. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0720805082016.

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Villarreal, Ana T. "The Bus Owner, the Bus Driver, and His Lover." Work and Occupations 37, no. 3 (August 2010): 272–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0730888410373350.

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Sociologists of service work have firmly established that clients may become crucial allies for either workers or managers at conflict throughout the labor process. However, less attention has been given to how these colluding relations may extend beyond the limits of a service interaction. An ethnographic approach into the nature of the alliances between bus drivers and their passengers in Monterrey, Mexico, revealed a subterranean gender system that systematically structured workers’ struggle against management in ways that have not been considered by the sociology of service work. How might personal, emotional, and sexualized connections weave into class struggle? In this article, the author traces a series of strategies and counterstrategies developed by male bus owners and bus drivers in their quest for control over profit, highlighting the gendered motivations and means that sustain this gendered class struggle. The article concludes with a hypothetical overview of the contradictory ways class and gender systems may be articulated and how further research along these lines might deepen the understanding of class struggle.

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Brodie, Alison, Toby Pavey, Cameron Newton, and Marguerite C. Sendall. "Australian bus drivers’ modifiable and contextual risk factors for chronic disease: A workplace study." PLOS ONE 16, no. 7 (July 29, 2021): e0255225. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255225.

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Introduction Little is known about workplace health promotion for bus drivers. Bus drivers are at-risk of chronic disease because they are exposed to the risk factor combination of poor nutrition, low levels of physical activity, high levels of sedentary time and are often overweight or obese. The purpose of this paper is to situate the quantitative baseline data collected from bus drivers within qualitative findings about the socio-cultural context of the workplace. Materials and methods Baseline data about physical activity, dietary intake and sedentary hours was collected from 58 drivers employed by a large bus company in southeast Queensland. Ten drivers and seven key workplace informants participated in interviews and discussion groups about driver health behaviours, workplace structure, culture, and resources. Results The quantitative results of our study reveal bus drivers have a cluster of poor health behaviours—limited physical activity, lower than recommended consumption of fruit and vegetables and high levels of sitting time during working-hours—which contribute to a high prevalence of overweight and obesity and a heightened risk of chronic disease. The qualitative findings suggest there are individual and structural barriers to improving drivers’ modifiable health behaviours. Individual barriers include ingrained poor habits and more pressing life concerns, while structural barriers in the context of the workplace include time constraints, shift work, long days, a lack of work amenities and a general disconnect of drivers with their workplace. Conclusion In this workplace, health promotion strategies for bus drivers should be prioritised as a means of improving drivers’ health. To maximise uptake and effectiveness, these strategies should make use of existing workplace resources and consider the context of workplace health behaviour change. Further research is warranted in a broader sample of Australian bus companies to explore the context of workplace health behavior change so targeted strategies to improve bus drivers’ health can be developed.

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Verma, Ashish, Neelima Chakrabarty, S. Velmurugan, Prithvi Bhat B, and Dinesh Kumar H.D. "Sensation Seeking Behavior and Crash Involvement of Indian Bus Drivers." Transportation Research Procedia 25 (2017): 4750–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2017.05.487.

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Zhang, Zun-dong, Yan-fang Yang, Wenjiao Qi, Abderrahim Chariete, and Xing-xiang Lin. "A Cellular Automata Traffic Flow Model considering Bus Lane Changing Behavior with Scheduling Parameters." Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society 2015 (2015): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/348582.

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According to different driving behavioral characteristics of bus drivers, a cellular automata traffic model considering the bus lane changing behavior with scheduling parameters is proposed in this paper. Traffic bottleneck problems caused by bus stops are simulated in multiple lanes roads with no-bay bus stations. With the mixed traffic flow composed of different bus arrival rate, flow-density graph, density distribution graph, and temporal-spatial graph are presented. Furthermore, the mixed traffic flow characteristics are analyzed. Numerical experiment results show that the proposed model can generate a variety of complicated realistic phenomena in the traffic system with bus stops and provide theoretical basis for better using of traffic flow model.

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Kim, Hogil, Tae-Won Jang, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, and Seyoung Lee. "Evaluation for Fatigue and Accident Risk of Korean Commercial Bus Drivers." Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine 246, no. 3 (2018): 191–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1620/tjem.246.191.

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Shi, Xia, and Liang Zhang. "Effects of altruism and burnout on driving behavior of bus drivers." Accident Analysis & Prevention 102 (May 2017): 110–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2017.02.025.

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af Wåhlberg, A. E. "The relation of non-culpable traffic incidents to bus drivers' celeration behavior." Journal of Safety Research 39, no. 1 (2008): 41–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2007.10.009.

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Zhang, Jun, ZhongCheng Wu, Fang Li, Chengjun Xie, Tingting Ren, Jie Chen, and Liu Liu. "A Deep Learning Framework for Driving Behavior Identification on In-Vehicle CAN-BUS Sensor Data." Sensors 19, no. 6 (March 18, 2019): 1356. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s19061356.

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Human driving behaviors are personalized and unique, and the automobile fingerprint of drivers could be helpful to automatically identify different driving behaviors and further be applied in fields such as auto-theft systems. Current research suggests that in-vehicle Controller Area Network-BUS (CAN-BUS) data can be used as an effective representation of driving behavior for recognizing different drivers. However, it is difficult to capture complex temporal features of driving behaviors in traditional methods. This paper proposes an end-to-end deep learning framework by fusing convolutional neural networks and recurrent neural networks with an attention mechanism, which is more suitable for time series CAN-BUS sensor data. The proposed method can automatically learn features of driving behaviors and model temporal features without professional knowledge in features modeling. Moreover, the method can capture salient structure features of high-dimensional sensor data and explore the correlations among multi-sensor data for rich feature representations of driving behaviors. Experimental results show that the proposed framework performs well in the real world driving behavior identification task, outperforming the state-of-the-art methods.

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Hirata, Raquel Pastréllo, Luciana Maria Malosa Sampaio, Fernando Sergio Studart Leitão Filho, Alberto Braghiroli, Bruno Balbi, Salvatore Romano, Giuseppe Insalaco, and Luis Vicente Franco de Oliveira. "General Characteristics and Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease among Interstate Bus Drivers." Scientific World Journal 2012 (2012): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/216702.

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Workers in the transportation industry are at greater risk of an incorrect diet and sedentary behavior. The aim of our study was to characterize a population of professional bus drivers with regard to clinical and demographic variables, lipid profile, and the presence of cardiovascular risk factors. Data from 659 interstate bus drivers collected retrospectively, including anthropometric characteristics, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, meatoscopy, and audiometry. All participants were male, with a mean age of41.7±6.9years, weight of81.4±3.3 kg, and BMI27.2±3.3 Kg/m2; the mean abdominal and neck circumferences were94.4±8.6 cm and38.9±2.2 cm; 38.2% of the sample was considered hypertensive; mean HDL cholesterol was47.9±9.5 mg/dL, mean triglyceride level was146.3±87.9 mg/dL, and fasting glucose was above 100 mg/dL in 249 subjects (39.1%). Drivers exhibited reduced audiometric hearing at 4–8 kHz, being all sensorineural hearing loss. The clinical characterization of a young male population of interstate bus drivers revealed a high frequency of cardiovascular risk factors, as obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hyperglycemia, as well as contributing functional characteristics, such as a low-intensity activity, sedentary behavior, long duration in a sitting position, and high-calorie diet, which lead to excessive weight gain and associated comorbidities.

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Belzer, Michael H., and Stanley A. Sedo. "Why do long distance truck drivers work extremely long hours?" Economic and Labour Relations Review 29, no. 1 (September 18, 2017): 59–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1035304617728440.

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While other research has shown that higher paid truck and bus drivers are safer, this is the first study showing why higher paid drivers are safer. We estimate the labour supply curve for long-haul truck drivers in the United States, applying two-stage least squares regression to a national survey of truck drivers. We start with the standard model of the labour supply curve and then develop two novel extensions of it, incorporating pay level and pay method, and testing the target earnings hypothesis. We distinguish between long-haul and short-haul jobs driving commercial motor vehicles. Truck and bus drivers choose between long-distance jobs requiring very long hours of work away from home and short-distance jobs generally requiring fewer hours. The labour supply curve exhibits a classic backward bending shape, reflecting drivers’ preference to work until they reach target earnings. Above target earnings, at a ‘safe rate’ for truck drivers, they trade labour for leisure, working fewer hours, leading to greater highway safety. Drivers work fewer hours at a higher pay rate and likely have less fatigue. Pay rates also have implications for driver health because worker health deteriorates as working time exceeds 40 hours. JEL Codes: I14, J28, J33, J88, L92, M55

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Bruno, PortelaS, QueirogaR Marcos, Constantini Amanda, and ZanninH T. Paulo. "Annoyance evaluation and the effect of noise on the health of bus drivers." Noise and Health 15, no. 66 (2013): 301. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1463-1741.116561.

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Safitri, D. M., A. Mediana, and W. Septiani. "Measuring Influence from Safety Climate to Safety Behavior in Bus Rapid Transit Drivers." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 528 (June 12, 2019): 012008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/528/1/012008.

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Noh, Yooyeon, and Kye Woo Lee. "Economic Evaluation of Seoul City's Bus-Only-Lane Project." International Studies Review 6, no. 2 (September 28, 2005): 85–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2667078x-00602005.

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Following the suit of some other countries, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has ambitiously implemented the bus-only-lane (BOL) system as one of the new transportation reform plans. However, it does not seem that the project has achieved its primary goal of reducing the number of private vehicle drivers, and that the project is economically viable. This paper reports the results of an economic evaluation of Samil-Ro Bus-Only-Lane project, one of the representative BOLs in Seoul. It estimates travel demand both with and without project in order to examine the achievement of the project's goal of shifting private vehicle travelers to the reformed bus system. To test the project's economic viability, the paper also conducts a cost-benefit analysis by calculating the discounted net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and benefit and cost ratio (B/C). Moreover, both the project's uncertainty and sustainability have been checked through the sensitivity and risk analysis and the environmental degradation effects test, respectively. In the conclusion, the paper also provides policy recommendations.

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Irmayani, Irmayani, and Enaldihend Lumban Tobing. "Faktor-Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Tindakan Mengemudi Tidak Aman Pada Supir Bus Sampri Trayek Medan – Dolok Sanggul." Jurnal Penelitian Kesmasy 1, no. 1 (October 18, 2018): 14–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.36656/jpksy.v1i1.19.

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One of cause accidents is human error, which reflected in the dangerous behavior of driving a bus. Errors and violations can cause an accident to the driver itself and will harm the people around him. Based on everyday phenomena, it can be seen that many motorists violate traffic signs. This behavior of breaking traffic signs is one example of aggressive driving behavior that can endanger other road users. This study aims to explain the factors associated with unsafe driving action on Bus Sampri Driver in Medan Route - Dolok Sanggul. This research is an observational analytic survey using cross sectional design. The research was conducted at PT. Samosir Pribumi Transport Medan in October 2017-April 2018. The population in this study were all Bus Sampri drivers, Medan Dolok Sanggul Route and all passengers with the Medan-Dolok Sanggul destination. The sample in this study were 64 people where 32 people came from bus drivers and 32 people came from passengers who were taken using quota sampling technique. The research instrument uses a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using chi-square test with a confidence level of 95% (alpha = 5%). The results showed that there was a relationship between duration of work (p = 0.024), work period (p = 0.024), rest period (p = 0.024), work schedule (p = 0.035) with unsafe driving action. Drivers are advised to maintain health so that they do not experience physical or psychological health problems, be careful in driving and obey traffic signs so as not to endanger passengers.

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Kang, Alexandra S., K. Jayaraman, Keng Lin Soh, and Wai Peng Wong. "Social predictors and implementation intention of drivers to use public bus transport." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 30, no. 2 (March 11, 2019): 307–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-07-2017-0070.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of social sustainable consumption in the context of improved ridership in public bus transport (PBT). It investigated the social predictors and implementation intention of drivers to use PBT. Design/methodology/approach The empirical data were collected through online survey. The respondents of the online survey were 313 drivers in Penang, Malaysia. A conceptual model was designed to test implementation intention of the drivers in using the PBT. Data analysis was performed using the variance-based structural equation modeling technique of partial least squares. Findings The findings indicate that the drivers’ intention to use PBT is significantly influenced by their referent group, gender role, and commitment to environment. In addition, their implementation intention is significantly predicted by the intention to use PBT. Research limitations/implications This study was performed in Penang using convenience sampling method. The results need to be replicated using a different sample in other developing countries to test its stability. Practical implications Policy makers and transport managers need to be guided by the importance of the drivers’ referent group, gender role, commitment to environment, and intention in order to improve ridership of the PBT. Originality/value The research on referent group, gender role, commitment to environment, intention, and the implementation intention of the drivers using the theory of interpersonal behavior in PBT is unprecedented.

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Yang, Yuan, Jingjie Yan, Jing Guo, Yujin Kuang, Mingyang Yin, Shiniu Wang, and Caoyuan Ma. "Driving Behavior Analysis of City Buses Based on Real-Time GNSS Traces and Road Information." Sensors 21, no. 3 (January 20, 2021): 687. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21030687.

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The driving behavior of bus drivers is related to the safety of all passengers and regulation of urban traffic. In order to analyze the relevant characteristics of speed and acceleration, accurate bus trajectories and patterns are essential for driver behavior analysis and development of effective intelligent public transportation. Exploiting real-time vehicle tracking, this paper develops a platform with vehicle-mounted terminals using differential global navigation satellite system (DGNSS) modules for driver behavior analysis. The DGNSS traces were used to derive the vehicle trajectories, which were then linked to road information to produce speed and acceleration matrices. Comprehensive field tests were undertaken on multiple bus routes in urban environments. The spatiotemporal results indicate that the platform can automatically and accurately extract the driving behavior characteristics. Furthermore, the platform’s visual function can be used to effectively monitor driving risks, such as speeding and fierce acceleration, in multiple bus routes. The details of the platform’s features are provided for intelligent transport system (ITS) design and applications.

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Blood, Ryan, and Peter Johnson. "Quantifying whole body vibration exposures in metropolitan bus drivers: an evaluation of three seats." Noise Notes 11, no. 1 (April 2012): 61–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/1475-4738.11.1.61.

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Blood, Ryan P., and Peter W. Johnson. "Quantifying Whole Body Vibration Exposures in Metropolitan Bus Drivers: An Evaluation of Three Seats." Noise & Vibration Worldwide 42, no. 2 (February 2011): 22–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/0957-4565.42.2.22.

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Ma, Yongfeng, Xin Gu, Ya’nan Yu, Aemal J. Khattakc, Shuyan Chen, and Kun Tang. "Identification of Contributing Factors for Driver’s Perceptual Bias of Aggressive Driving in China." Sustainability 13, no. 2 (January 14, 2021): 766. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13020766.

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Aggressive driving is common across the world. While most aggressive driving is conscious, some aggressive driving behavior may be unconscious on part of motor vehicle drivers. Perceptual bias of aggressive driving behavior is one of the main causes of traffic accidents. This paper focuses on identifying impact factors related to aggressive driving perceptual bias. Questionnaire data from 690 drivers, collected from a drivers’ retraining course administered by the Traffic Management Bureau in Nanjing, China, were used to collect drivers’ socioeconomic characteristics, personality traits, and external environment data. Actual penalty points were considered as an objective indicator and Gaussian mixture model (GMM) was used to cluster an objective indicator into different levels. The driving anger expression (DAX) was used to measure drivers’ self-assessment of aggressive driving behavior and then to identify perceptual biases. Then a binary logistic model was estimated to explore the influence of different factors on drivers’ perceptual bias of aggressive driving behavior. Results showed that bus drivers were less likely to have perceptual bias of aggressive driving behavior. Truck drivers, drivers with an extraversion characteristic, and drivers who have dissatisfaction with road infrastructure and actual work were likely to have a perceptual bias. The findings are potentially beneficial for proposing targeted countermeasures to identify dangerous drivers and improve drivers’ safety awareness.

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Bayu Yoni Setyo Nugroho, Vilda Ana Veria Setyawati, and Slamet Isworo. "Assessing factors affecting professional bus drivers in Central Java, Indonesia." GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences 14, no. 3 (March 30, 2021): 019–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2021.14.3.0059.

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Public transportation is a key solution to a connecting city in Indonesia country. An important factor of driver behavior and driver fatigue is the potential for loss in this field. This study aims to identify traffic loss risk factors associated with demographic characteristics, fatigue levels, body mass index, driver experience blood pressure levels, and inappropriate driver attitudes on public transport as well as to find out the effects of fatigue levels. This research is a cross-sectional technique with descriptive analytics. The sample in this study was 67 professional bus drivers with licenses in Central Java Province, Indonesia. Data collection in the month 1-30 January 2021. Based on the results of the study showed that 67 respondents, 77.6% experienced severe level fatigue, 85.1% worked more than 8 hours, 73.1% had a smoking habit. For Body Mass Index 29.9% are overweight, 65.7% have prehypertensive blood pressure levels. The fatigue experienced by public transport drivers is categorical as heavy (77.6%). periodic checks are required regarding the level of fatigue so that the risk of traffic accidents does not occur. The policy regarding working hours must be carried out from an average of 13.82 hours per day to 8 hours, according to regulations and a bus driver's working period of more than 5 years is a record of future health problems. Professional bus drivers have a dangerous level of fatigue, so there needs to be a change in the work system in order to avoid the risk of traffic accidents related to public transportation.

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Cai, H., Y. Lin, and Ronald R. Mourant. "Evaluation of Driver Visual Behavior and Road Signs in Virtual Environment." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 51, no. 27 (October 2007): 1645–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120705102705.

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Human errors are blamed for nearly 90 percent of traffic accidents; however, the human driver is only one of the three principal components (driver, vehicle and road/environment) in driving. Why are so many errors attributed to drivers? Are drivers inherently error prone? Based on these questions, twelve drivers' visual behavior and mental stress were investigated through simulated driving in a virtual environment. A Tobii eye tracker was used to record drivers' eye gaze activities and a FlexComp biofeedback system was used to record physiological parameters related to mental stress change. The preliminary experiment results found that improperly placed traffic signs have a significant effect on drivers' visual behavior and mental stress. Drivers tend to simply ignore the signs with poor visibility or poor readability in simulated driving. Compared with properly placed signs, improperly placed signs are less effective and cause more stress to the drivers. The decreased attention and insufficient response to critical traffic facilities indicates necessity of correction in highway design and management. The current experiment methods and research results are useful for highway safety evaluation.

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Padmajothi, M. S., M. C. Chaitra, and Sri Archana Shetty. "Evaluation of visual acuity in drivers as studied in Kolar district." International Journal of Preclinical and Clinical Research 2, no. 1 (March 25, 2021): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.51131/ijpccr/v2i1.6.

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To assess the visual acuity, identify the cause for reduced vision & to advice patients regarding correction of vision in drivers for safe driving. Analysis of a cross-sectional study of people having a history of driving — two-wheeler, four-wheeler or autorickshaw was done. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) less than 6/6 in the better eye were selected for the study through screening camps for KSRTC bus drivers, Autorickshaw drivers and patients coming to the OPD of R L Jalappa Hospital & Research Center in Kolar district, having a history of driving a two-wheeler, four-wheeler & autorickshaw were included. Patients who have stopped driving due to reduced vision were excluded from the study. After taking an informed consent, patients underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic examination. Those patients who were identified as having decreased vision were advised regarding the necessary treatment. Out of 706 patients, 87.99 % of drivers in this study were males and majority belonged to the age group between 20-30 years. 29.17 % of patients did not have driving license though they were driving either 2 or four-wheeler vehicles or Autorickshaws. 41% of patients did not have any eye checkup prior to our examination and after our examination was done 58.9% of patients were advised spectacle correction. This highlights the need for intensified health education to encourage drivers who experience these defects to seek prompt medical help and advice. The prevalence of refractive errors among the study population also indicates the need to enforce the law on comprehensive eye examination by appropriate professionals, as enshrined in the law, rather than just measuring visual acuity prior to acquiring or renewing drivers’ licenses, as is currently the case. Keywords: Best corrected visual acuity; drivers; reduced vision; RTA

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Jun, Shinyoung, Sangwon Chung, Kyungho Ha, Eunji Lee, and Hyojee Joung. "The Impact of Work Environment on Health Behavior of Bus Drivers - Focused on Beverage Intake." Korean Journal of Public Health 52, no. 2 (September 30, 2015): 27–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.17262/kjph.2015.09.52.2.27.

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Yousef, Eyad Yousef Ibrahim, and Paulo César Vargas Luz. "Redução da capacitância de barramento em driver para alimentação de LEDS." Ciência e Natura 42 (February 7, 2020): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2179460x40623.

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This paper presents the performance evaluation of control techniques for the reduction of capacitors in drivers for actuation LED.Through the active control of the driver output current, the ripple from the PFC stage of the current can be controlled, keeping itat levels appropriate to the technical standards, being IEC 61000-3-2 Class C and IEEE 1789. This control allows the outputvoltage ripple to vary at higher amplitude levels, allowing the use of a lower capacitance bus capacitor, therefore longer life usefuland reliability.The analyzed electronic system consists of the Buck-Boost converter was performed at the power control stagefor different bus voltages and output power. Different controller structures were analizes, in order to obtain an analysis of theinfluence of these controllers in the reduction of bus capacitance. Thus obtaining a greater ripple in the bus voltage, maintainingagreement with IEEE 1789 standard regarding current ripple limits on LEDs.

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Mishra, Gauravi Ashish, Sharmila Pimple, Anil Singal, Vasundhara Kulkarni, Heena Shaikh, and Parishi Majmudar. "O8C.6 Tobacco control and oral cancer screening among public transport bus drivers, conductors and other staff in mumbai, india." Occupational and Environmental Medicine 76, Suppl 1 (April 2019): A75.1—A75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem-2019-epi.201.

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IntroductionTobacco is the single most preventable cause of deaths globally. India is the second largest consumer and third largest producer of tobacco. A plethora of tobacco products are consumed. India has highest number of oral cancer cases globally and bears one fourth of the global burden.With the smoke free public places legislation being implemented since 2nd October 2008, smoking is prohibited on public transport bus premises in India. Tobacco addiction is common among the commuters, drivers, conductors and other staff of the public transport department.The present study was conducted to understand the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) regarding harmful effects of tobacco among the public transport bus staff, to educate them regarding the importance of smoke free legislation and health hazards associated with tobacco use, to support them in tobacco cessation, to conduct oral cancer screening and to assist in the further management.Materials and methodsAround 4000 public transport bus employees in Mumbai were enrolled after explaining the programme and obtaining informed consent. They were interviewed and their KAP regarding tobacco was recorded. The employees were then given detailed health education. They were screened for oral cancers and counseled for tobacco cessation. The screened positive employees were referred for diagnostic evaluation and management.Results4000 public transport bus employees were enrolled. Amongst them 1691 (42.28%) were tobacco users. Smokeless form of tobacco use was dominant, 1561 (92.31%). All 4000 employees participated in oral cancer screening and were enrolled for tobacco cessation counselling. 743 employees were screened positive, 592 complied to referral for diagnostic evaluation and 534 employees were clinically diagnosed with oral pre-cancersConclusionsTobacco use and oral pre-cancers are high among the public transport bus employees in Mumbai. Hence, awareness, oral cavity screening and tobacco cessation counseling should be incorporated within their annual health check-up.

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Ting, Hua, Ren-Jing Huang, Ching-Hsiang Lai, Shen-Wen Chang, Ai-Hui Chung, Teng-Yao Kuo, Ching-Haur Chang, Tung-Sheng Shih, and Shin-Da Lee. "Evaluation of Candidate Measures for Home-Based Screening of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Taiwanese Bus Drivers." Sensors 14, no. 5 (May 5, 2014): 8126–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s140508126.

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