Browsing by Subject "road safety"
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Threat appeals in health communication: messages that elicit fear and enhance perceived efficacy positively impact on young male drivers
(Springer Nature, 2016-07-27)Background: Health communications often present graphic, threat-based representations of the potential consequences of health-risk behaviours. These 'threat appeals' feature prominently in public health campaigns, but their ... -
Vision Algorithms and Systems for Vehicle and Pedestrian Detection in Night Time Conditions Using Vehicle Mounted Cameras
(2011-08-24)Statistics show that a disproportionate amount of road fatalities occur at night-time despite the greatly reduced volume of traffic on roads. This thesis describes a system aimed at addressing this issue by automatically ...