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Open AccessPublished: 10 November 2025

Spatial Heterogeneity in the Impact of Urban Land Use on Road Traffic Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Yang Yang, Jiacheng Jiao, Xingqi Ji, Yixuan Xue, Hongliang Xia, Yinling Chen

Transportation Development Research · 105-120 · 10.55121/tdr.v3i2.1012

Road traffic has become one of the major sources of carbon dioxide emissions. However, there remains a lack of consensus on how urban land use influences these emissions. This study investigates the spatial distribution of municipal-level road traffic carbon dioxide emissions and their land use drivers in Japan’s Kanto region. O

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Open AccessPublished: 1 November 2025

Socioeconomic Profiles of Drivers of Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Self-Reported Causes of Road Traffic Crashes in Southwestern Nigeria

Olusegun Fasaanu, olabisi olapoju, Samuel A. Aguda

Transportation Development Research · 63-71 · 10.55121/tdr.v3i2.784

Heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) crashes, particularly those involving tankers and trailers, present severe safety challenges in Nigeria due to the combination of human, vehicular, and infrastructural risk factors. This study investigates the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of HDV drivers in Southwestern Nigeria and examin

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Open AccessPublished: 20 October 2025

The Impact of Weather Conditions on the Number of Road Accidents in England

Piotr Gorzelańczyk, Dominique Trual Molintas

Transportation Development Research · 29-39 · 10.55121/tdr.v3i2.875

This study investigates the relationship between average monthly surface temperature and road traffic accidents in England, across ten years. Using (n = 120) on collisions, casualties, and average surface temperature, we applied descriptive statistics, Pearson and Spearman correlations, simple linear regressions, and a multivari

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Open AccessPublished: 2 March 2026

A Composite Geospatial Index for Road Safety Risk: Integrating Crash Data with Roadway Characteristics

Siqing Chen

Transportation Development Research · 12-27 · 10.55121/tdr.v4i1.1024

Road traffic accidents pose significant threats to public safety and urban infrastructure. While effective safety management is a critical component of sustainable transportation planning and public health, traditional approaches often rely heavily on identifying historical crash hotspots. These reactive methods frequently fail

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