The Centre for Transport Studies is pleased to welcome
Dr Haojie Li (CTS, Imperial College London)
to lead a seminar entitled
Impacts of traffic interventions on road safety:
An application of causal models
to be held
Tomorrow: (Wednesday 20 November 2013) @ 16:00
Please join us for presentation and discussion at
Room 163, Skempton Building, Imperial College London
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Abstract
In the past decades, substantial studies have been conducted to investigate the risk factors contributing to road accidents. It has been shown that the frequency and severity of road accidents are associated with various factors, including traffic characteristics, road environment, and demographic characteristics. However, the causal link between traffic interventions and road accidents remains unclear due to the complex character of traffic interventions. The lack of formal causal models makes it difficult to fully address issues, such as confounding effects and regression to the mean bias. This study focuses on two issues that have been overlooked in the existing empirical literature: the establishment of the causal link between traffic interventions and road traffic accidents, and the application and development of formal causal approaches which have not been applied in the field of road safety.
About the Speaker
Dr. Haojie Li is currently working as a research associate at Railway and Transport Strategy Centre, within the Centre for Transport Studies at Imperial College London. His research is primarily focused on causal analysis of impacts of traffic interventions on road casualties. Haojie holds Doctoral degree from Imperial College London, and his research interests include risk and road accident analysis, and statistical modelling for causal inference.
Next CTS Seminar
Mr Nicolò Daina (CTS, Imperial College London) will be leading a seminar titled “Modelling the Charging Behaviour of Electric Vehicle Users in Smart Grid Environments” at Imperial College on Wednesday 4th December @ 16:00
About the CTS Seminar Series
The CTS seminar series aims to facilitate discussion on current research topics in the transport field. Seminars are held jointly between the Centres for Transport Studies at Imperial College London and University College London. They are usually held on Wednesday afternoons at Imperial College London or University College London.
Seminars are free of charge and open to all interested parties. Booking is not required.
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