Volume-3 Issue-2, November 2023 – Indian Journal of Transport Engineering (IJTE)

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IJTE Journal — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 07:55:59 +0000

The Indian Journal of Transport Engineering (IJTE) has ISSN 2582-9300 (online), an open-access, peer-reviewed, periodical half-yearly international journal. This journal is published by Lattice Science Publication (LSP) in May and November. The journal aims to publish high-quality peer–reviewed original articles in the area of Transport Engineering that covers Transport Planning, Transport Design, Transport Construction, Transport Operation, Highway Engineering, Railway Engineering, Port and Harbor Engineering, Airport Engineering, Intelligent Transportation System, Pavement Engineering, Traffic Operations and Control, Traffic Safety Under Mixed Traffic Flow, Heterogeneous Traffic-Flow Modelling and Simulation, Activity-Based Travel Demand Modelling, Dynamic and Stochastic Modelling of Transportation Networks, Maintenance of Air, Highway and Rail, Urban Transportation Systems and Infrastructure, Management of Roads, Bridges, and Transit Systems, Traffic Management and Technology, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Connected and Automated Vehicle Impacts, Economics, Safety and Environmental Aspects of Transportation. #Transport Planning #Transport Design #Transport Construction #Transport Operation #Highway Engineering #Railway Engineering #Port and Harbor Engineering #Airport Engineering #Intelligent Transportation System #Pavement Engineering #Traffic Operations and Control #Traffic Safety Under Mixed Traffic Flow #Heterogeneous Traffic-Flow Modelling and Simulation #Activity-Based Travel Demand Modelling #Dynamic and Stochastic Modelling of Transportation Networks #Maintenance of Air, Highway and Rail #Urban Transportation Systems and Infrastructure #Management of Roads, Bridges, and Transit Systems #Traffic Management and Technology #Intelligent Transportation Systems #Connected and Automated Vehicle Impacts #Economics, Safety, and Environmental Aspects of Transportation #PhD ademic #Scopus #SCI #LatticeScience #Springer, #ScienceDirect #IEEE #Mendeley #Research #Scholarship #UGC #SSRN #LatticeScience #ESCI #Science #Journal #Conference #SSRN #PubLons #PhD #Academic #Scopus #SCI #LatticeScience #Springer, #ScienceDirect #IEEE #Mendeley #Research #Scholarship #UGC #SSRN #LatticeScience #ESCI #Science #Journal #Conference #SSRN #PubLons

Dynamics, Implications and Management Strategies of Transport Constraints in Fako Division, South West Region-Cameroon
Tufoin Kilian Diang¹, Tosam Hycinth Ngong², Ngwa Patience Lum³, Ajukebi Linda Ebob⁴, Ndi Roland Akoh⁵

¹Tufoin Kilian Diang, Ph.D Scholar, Department of Geography, University of Yaounde 1, P.O Box 755, Yaounde, Cameroon.

²Dr. Tosam Hycinth Ngong, Department of Maritime Transport, Higher Institute of transport and logistics, University of Bamenda, P.O. Box 39 Bambili, NWR-Cameroon.

³Ngwa Patience Lum, Ph.D Scholar, Department of Geography, University of Bamenda, P.O. Box 39 Bambili, NWR-Cameroon.

⁴Ajukebi Linda Ebob, Ph.D Scholar, Department of Geography, University of Yaounde 1, P.O Box 755, Yaounde, Cameroon.

⁵Dr. Ndi Roland Akoh., Department of Geography, University of Yaounde 1, P.O Box 755, Yaounde, Cameroon.

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Abstract: Transport dynamics and management strategies of emerging constraints for efficiency and development is critical. When transport systems are poorly integrated with insufficient infrastructure, worst of all in the mist of insecurity, it hinders mobility, production and distributions making development to be stunted. It was against this premise that this study was designed to investigate the dynamics, implications and constraints confronting the transport sector in Cameroon and in Fako Division in particular. These are key issues that cannot be relegated to the footnotes and if actions are not taken development will be dared. Data for this study were sourced from secondary and primary sources. Secondary data were obtained from exploration of published and unpublished documents relevant to the study. Reports, journals, articles, decrees made up some of these documents. Primary data were sourced from field surveys where a convenient sampling technique was used to administer 313 copies of questionnaires to 10 sampled localities in Fako Division. Auxiliary primary data were gotten via interviews and observations in motor parks and ports and along the Fako coast. Results indicated that the transport sector in Fako Division is dynamic and have induce and plethora of related activities since it is derived demand. Response score revealed (52% and 41%) of high appreciation and appreciation respectively to the relevance of transport in trade and commerce. emerging constraints were noted to be; insecurity, depreciating infrastructure and loosely integrated systems of transport which is bogging down mobility, efficiency and effectiveness of the transport sector in the Division. Also, results noted that management strategies of the emerging challenges transcends to curbing insecurity, improving transport infrastructure to effectively integrating transport modes and systems. Furthermore, revamping the secondary ports (Tiko, Limbe and Idenau), construction and rehabilitation of road edges and vertices can improve the functional and transactional operations of the transport sector in Fako Division and in Cameroon in general. This study recommends an effective integration and improvement of transport infrastructure in Fako Division to boost the transport sector to be more dynamic and efficient to induce development.

Keywords: Fako, Development, Transport, Constraints and Dynamics
Scope of the Article: Transport Operation

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IJTE Journal — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 07:38:02 +0000

Road Safety Perception of Different Types of Drivers in Egypt
Aya Raafat Salama¹, Mona H. M. Abd-Allah², Mohamed Shawky³

¹Aya Raafat Salama, Graduate Student, Department of Public Works, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

²Prof. Mona H. M. Abd-Allah, Professor, Department of Public Works, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

³Dr. Mohamed Shawky, Associate Professor, Department of Public Works, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Abstract: The present research examined the variation in driving behaviors among drivers of different types of vehicles in Egypt. Three categories of drivers have been investigated: private car drivers, microbus drivers, and motorcyclists. A customized version of the Manchester Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ) was developed for the data collection process. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was applied to the questionnaire data to determine the underlying factors within the set of behavioral items. The EFA has helped identify three robust factors: Errors, Positive Behaviors, and Violations, respectively, within the responses of drivers.Multiple regression analyses were carried out to establish which socio-demographic variables are the best predictors of each of the three deduced factors. One-way ANOVA tests were then conducted to analyze the differences among the three drivers categories in terms of the three EFA factors as well as the history of crashes and violations. It was found that microbus drivers committed a significantly higher number of traffic violations than both motorcyclists and private car drivers. Also, private car drivers were involved in a fewer number of crashes and had more positive driving behavior compared to microbus drivers. The research findings would aid in targeting the high-risk drivers in future road safety educational campaigns and training courses.

Keywords: Traffic Safety, Human Error, Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ), Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA).
Scope of the Article: Traffic Safety Under Mixed Traffic Flow

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