Road safety and heavy goods vehicle driving in LMICs: Qualitative evidence from Nepal

Khadka, Anish; Gautam, Preeti; Joshi, Elisha; Pilkington, Paul; Parkin, John; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Mytton, Julie

doi:10.1016/j.jth.2021.101247

All Outputs (3)

Urban networks and autonomous vehicles (2021)
Book Chapter
Parkin, J. (2021). Urban networks and autonomous vehicles. In Cities for driverless vehicles: Planning the future built environment with shared mobility. London: Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing)

All vehicles need routes, and infrastructure provision is therefore of prime importance. Autonomous vehicles will have to interact with humans as pedestrians, cyclists (on conventional and e-bikes) and other human scale mobility including wheel-chair... Read More about Urban networks and autonomous vehicles.

Views of professional stakeholders on readiness for a safe road system in Nepal; an exploratory qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Pandey, B., Khadka, A., Joshi, E., Joshi, S. K., Parkin, J., Pilkington, P., & Mytton, J. (2022). Views of professional stakeholders on readiness for a safe road system in Nepal; an exploratory qualitative study. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 29(2), 217-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2021.1983845

Road traffic injuries in Nepal are increasing despite being largely preventable. Little evidence exists regarding the barriers and facilitators to a safer road system. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of professionals whose jobs had the p... Read More about Views of professional stakeholders on readiness for a safe road system in Nepal; an exploratory qualitative study.

Road safety and heavy goods vehicle driving in LMICs: Qualitative evidence from Nepal (2021)
Journal Article
Khadka, A., Gautam, P., Joshi, E., Pilkington, P., Parkin, J., Joshi, S. K., & Mytton, J. (2021). Road safety and heavy goods vehicle driving in LMICs: Qualitative evidence from Nepal. Journal of Transport and Health, 23, Article 101247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2021.101247

Background: Heavy goods vehicle drivers are an influential driving population in Nepal, with over 90% of goods in the country are transported by road. Due to the time spent on the road, drivers have long periods of exposure to the risk of crash invol... Read More about Road safety and heavy goods vehicle driving in LMICs: Qualitative evidence from Nepal.