Impact of Everyday Weather on Individual Daily Travel Behaviours in Perspective: A Literature Review

Böcker, Lars; Dijst, Martin; Prillwitz, Jan

doi:10.1080/01441647.2012.747114

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“…Recently, impacts of extreme weather events on traffic flow and travel behaviors received much attention in transportation research (Böcker et al, 2013;Al Hassan and Barker, 1999;Koetse and Rietveld, 2009;Chung et al, 2005). Böcker et al (2013) provided an extensive literature review on the potential impacts of weather on individual daily travel behaviors such as trip generation, travel destination and mode choices. Tsapakis et al (2013) showed that high intensity of snow and rain decreases travel speed and increases travel time in the Greater London area.…”

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MobRISK: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to flash flood events

Shabou

Ruin

Lutoff

et al. 2017

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Recent flash flood impact studies highlight that road networks are often disrupted due to adverse weather and flash flood events. Road users are thus particularly exposed to road flooding during their daily mobility. Previous exposure studies, however, do not take into consideration population mobility. Recent advances in transportation research provide an appropriate framework for simulating individual travelactivity patterns using an activity-based approach. These activity-based mobility models enable the prediction of the sequence of activities performed by individuals and locating them with a high spatial-temporal resolution. This paper describes the development of the MobRISK microsimulation system: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to extreme hydrometeorological events. MobRISK aims at providing an accurate spatiotemporal exposure assessment by integrating travel-activity behaviors and mobility adaptation with respect to weather disruptions. The model is applied in a flash-flood-prone area in southern France to assess motorists' exposure to the September 2002 flash flood event. The results show that risk of flooding mainly occurs in principal road links with considerable traffic load. However, a lag time between the timing of the road submersion and persons crossing these roads contributes to reducing the potential vehicle-related fatal accidents. It is also found that sociodemographic variables have a significant effect on individual exposure. Thus, the proposed model demonstrates the benefits of considering spatiotemporal dynamics of population exposure to flash floods and presents an important improvement in exposure assessment methods. Such improved characterization of road user exposures can present valuable information for flood risk management services.

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MobRISK: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to flash flood events

Shabou

Ruin

Lutoff

et al. 2017

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…There is also a well-documented gender gap in cycling (Garrard, Handy, and Dill 2012), and there may be a greater impact of weather on cycling, in particular temperature and wind (Böcker, Dijst, and Prillwitz 2013). Further, the operational characteristics of bicyclists and facility design requirements are different than those of pedestrians (Landis et al 2004;AASHTO 2004;AASHTO 2012).…”

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Do characteristics of walkable environments support bicycling? Toward a definition of bicycle-supported development

Muhs

Clifton

2015

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“…Numerous scholars have postulated that people are more likely to stay indoors in adverse weather and be outdoors when weather is pleasant (Brunsdon et al 2009;Hipp et al 2004;Lab & Hirschel 1988;LeBeau & Corcoran 1990;, and this is borne out by empirical findings in transport studies and public health (Böcker et al 2013;Horanont et al 2013;Tucker & Gilliland 2007). Outdoor activities usually peak in the summer months in temperate climates when the days are longer, whereas regions with harsh weather conditions in winter have a population used to staying at home for prolonged periods.…”

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Testing time-sensitive influences of weather on street robbery

Tompson

Bowers

2015

Crime Sci

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Although the relationship between weather and crime has been extensively investigated over the past century, little consensus has emerged on the directions of the relationships observed and the mechanisms through which weather might exert its influence. This paper advances an argument that the interpretation of weather, and subsequent activities based on that interpretation, leads to spatio-temporal variations in criminal opportunities, and hence crime. Two hypotheses relating to unseasonal weather and effects of weather on discretionary activities are proposed. Negative binomial regression models are used to test these at the 6-hour shift unit of analysis on street robberies in the Strathclyde region of Scotland. In line with predictions, in this temperate microclimate, more favourable weather in winter (higher temperatures and low wind speeds) was associated with increases in robbery. Partial support was also found for the hypothesis regarding time delineated for discretionary activities. Here, temperature, wind speed and humidity were seen to be significant predictors of robbery during the night shift and weekends. Notably rain was shown to have a negative relationship with robbery at the weekends. This affirms that people are less likely to venture outdoors when it is raining when travel behaviour is optional. Counter to our hypothesised effects, fog was the only variable to significantly interact with public holidays. We conclude by discussing how these analyses might be extended and briefly discuss implications for crime prevention.

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Impact of Everyday Weather on Individual Daily Travel Behaviours in Perspective: A Literature Review

Cited by 272 publications

References 67 publications

MobRISK: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to flash flood events

MobRISK: a model for assessing the exposure of road users to flash flood events

Do characteristics of walkable environments support bicycling? Toward a definition of bicycle-supported development

Testing time-sensitive influences of weather on street robbery

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