SWT - Publications
Estimation of Seatbelt and Frontal-Airbag Effectiveness in Trucks: U.S. and Chinese Perspectives (Hu and Blower), Report No. UMTRI-2013-2, January 2013.
Why Is Road Safety in the U.S. not on Par with Sweden, the U.K., and the Netherlands? Lessons to be Learned (Luoma and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-2013-1, January 2013.
Road Safety in Two European Megacities: London and Paris (Schoettle and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-2012-29, December 2012.
The Changing Gender Demographics of U.S. Drivers (Sivak and Schoettle), Traffic Injury Prevention, 2012, vol. 13, pp. 575-576.
Benefits of Recent Improvements in Vehicle Fuel Economy on Overall Fuel Consumption and Emissions (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2012-27, October 2012.
Road Safety in the United States: Are the (Relatively) Good Times Over? (Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-2012-26, September 2012.
Road Safety in New York and Los Angeles: U.S. Megacities Compared with the Nation (Sivak and Bao), Report No. UMTRI-2012-24, September 2012.
Toward Designing Pedestrian-Friendly Vehicles (Hu and Klinich), Report No. UMTRI-2012-19, July 2012.
Percentage of Young Persons With a Driver’s License Continues to Drop (Sivak and Schoettle), Traffic Injury Prevention, 2012, vol. 13, pp. 341.
Survey of the Status of Truck Safety: Brazil, China, Australia, and the United States (Blower and Woodrooffe), Report No. UMTRI-2012-13, May 2012.
Carbon Capture in Vehicles: A Review of General Support, Available Mechanisms, and Consumer Acceptance Issues (Sullivan and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-2012-12, May 2012.
Analysis of Performance Ratings for Tires (Sivak and Pottinger), Report No. UMTRI-2012-8, March 2012.
Has the Time Come for an Older Driver Vehicle? (Eby and Molnar), Report No. UMTRI-2012-5, February 2012.
Recent Fuel Economy Trends for New Vehicles in the U.S. (Schoettle and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-2012-2, January 2012.
Road-Safety Management in Brazil, Russia, India, and China (Luoma and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-2012-1, January 2012.
Recent Major Improvements in Road Safety in the U.S.: Changes in the Frequency of Crashes or the Severity of the Outcome of Crashes? (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2011-46, December 2011.
Recent Changes in the Age Composition of Drivers in 15 Countries (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2011-43, October 2011.
Also published in: Traffic Injury Prevention, 2012, vol. 13, pp. 126-132.
Eco-Driving: Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Decisions of the Driver that Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2011-34, August 2011.
Also published in: Transport Policy, 2012, vol. 22, pp. 96-99.
Recent Changes in the Age Composition of U.S. Drivers: Implications for the Extent, Safety, and Environmental Consequences of Personal Transportation (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2011-23, June 2011.
Also published in: Traffic Injury Prevention, 2011, vol. 12, pp. 588-592.
Unemployment Rate and Price of Gasoline Predict the Fuel Economy of Purchased New Vehicles (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2011-13, March 2011.
U.S. Road Fatalities per Population: Changes by Age from 1958 to 2008 (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2011-9, March 2011.
Also published in: Traffic Injury Prevention, 2011, vol. 12, pp. 438-442.
Interactions of Environmental and Safety Measures for Sustainable Road Transportation (Luoma and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-2011-3, January 2011.
Also published in: European Transport Research Review, 2012, vol. 4, pp. 189-199.
Toward Understanding On-Road Interactions Between Male and Female Drivers (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2011-2, January 2011.
Also published in: Traffic Injury Prevention, 2011, vol. 12, pp. 235-238.
Using Naturalistic Driving Data to Assess Variations in Fuel Efficiency Among Individual Drivers (LeBlanc, Sivak, and Bogard), Report No. UMTRI-2010-34, December 2010.
Drivers on Unfamiliar Roads and Traffic Crashes (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2010-31, December 2010.
Also published in: Traffic Injury Prevention, 2011, vol. 12, pp. 220-222.
Alternative Powertrain Strategies and Fleet Turnover in the 21st Century (Belzowski and McManus), Report No. UMTRI-2010-20, August 2010.
Toward Understanding the Recent Large Reductions in U.S. Road Fatalities (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2010-12, May 2010.
Also published in: Traffic Injury Prevention, 2010, vol. 11, pp. 561-566.
The Future of Personal Transportation in Megacities of the World (Luoma, Sivak, and Zielinski), Report No. UMTRI-2010-2, February 2010.
Survival in Fatal Road Crashes: Body Mass Index, Gender, and Safety Belt Use (Sivak, Schoettle, and Rupp), Traffic Injury Prevention, 2010, vol. 11, pp. 66-68.
Homicide Rate as a Predictor of Traffic Fatality Rate (Sivak), Traffic Injury Prevention, 2009, vol. 10, pp. 511-512.
New Developments in UTMOST: Application to Electronic Stability Control (Flannagan and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2009-15, October 2009.
The Effect of the "Cash for Clunkers" Program on the Overalll Fuel Economy of Purchased New Vehicles (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2009-34, September 2009.
Road Safety in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities (Vasconcellos and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-2009-29, August 2009.
During Which Month Is It Riskiest to Drive in the United States? (Sivak), Traffic Injury Prevention, 2009, vol. 10, pp. 348-349.
Recent Reductions in Carbon Dioxide Emissions from New Vehicles (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2009-28, July 2009.
Economic Indicators as Predictors of the Number and Fuel Economy of Purchased New Vehicles (Sivak and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2009-27, July 2009.
Mechanisms Involved in the Recent Large Reductions in US Road Fatalities (Sivak), Injury Prevention, 2009, vol. 15, pp. 205-206.
Fuel Efficiency of Vehicles on US Roads: 1923–2006 (Sivak and Tsimhoni), Energy Policy, 2009, vol. 37, pp. 3168-3170.
Road Safety in India: Challenges and Opportunities (Mohan, Tsimhoni, Sivak, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2009-1, January 2009.
Future Demand for New Cars in Developing Countries: Going Beyond GDP and Population Size (Sivak and Tsimhoni), Report No. UMTRI-2008-47, September 2008.
Is the U.S. on the Path to the Lowest Motor Vehicle Fatalities in Decades? (Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-2008-39, July 2008.
Improving Traffic Safety: Conceptual Considerations for Successful Action (Sivak and Tsimhoni), Report No. UMTRI-2008-21, April 2008.
Also published in: Journal of Safety Research, 2008, vol. 39, pp. 453-457.
Road Safety in China: Challenges and Opportunities (Zhang, Tsimhoni, Sivak, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2008-1, January 2008.
Also published in: Journal of Safety Research, 2010, vol. 41, pp. 25-30.
The Economics of Road Safety: An International Perspective (McManus), Report No. UMTRI-2007-23, October 2007.
UTMOST: A Tool for Comprehensive Assessment of Safety Benefits (Flannagan and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2007-22, June 2007.
Traffic Safety in the U.S.: Re-examining Major Opportunities (Sivak, Luoma, Flannagan, Bingham, Eby, and Shope), Report No. UMTRI-2006-26, August 2006.
Also published in: Journal of Safety Research, 2007, vol. 38, pp. 337-355.
Characteristics and Availability of Fatal Road-Crash Databases Worldwide (Luoma and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-2006-14, May 2006.
Also published in: Journal of Safety Research, 2007, vol. 38, pp. 323-327.