Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Mehdizadeh, Milad"
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Aberrant driving behaviour among home healthcare workers
Nordfjærn, Trond; Nordgård, Amanda; Mehdizadeh, Milad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study investigates how job demands, such as time and work pressure, as well as fatigue and safety climate are related to aberrant driving behaviour including inattention, speeding, and driving while tired among employees ... -
Accident involvement among Iranian lorry drivers: Direct and indirect effects of background variables and aberrant driving behaviour
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Shariat, Afshin; Nordfjærn, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Road accident rates among Iranian lorry drivers are considerably high and, according to empirical evidence, aberrant driving behaviours, summed to certain demographic, psycho-social and work-related factors, may explain ... -
Active travel as a pro-environmental behaviour: An integrated framework
Zavareh, Mohsen; Mehdizadeh, Milad; Nordfjærn, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)A travel mode may be chosen due to its emotional appeal (affective motive) or to express social status (symbolic motive). Previous studies have overlooked the role of such motives in active mode use as pro-environmental ... -
Active Travel Behavior: Demographic and Sociopsychological Predictors for Choosing Walking as Transport Mode in Norway
Opsal, Oda Elise Øye. (Bachelor thesis, 2022)Gåing er en form for fysisk aktivitet som har positiv effect både på fysisk og psykisk helse. Denne studien undersøker rollene til de sosiodemografiske faktorene alder, kjønn og utdanning ved valg av gange som transportmiddel. ... -
Are Norwegian car users ready for a transition to Vehicle-to-grid technology?
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Nayum, Alim; Nordfjærn, Trond; Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is a technology which enables electric vehicles (EVs) to transfer electricity back to the power network. The V2G technology allows energy systems to balance renewable energy, thus contributing to ... -
Demand for mitigating the risk of COVID-19 infection in public transport: the role of social trust and fatalistic beliefs
Zavareh, Mohsen; Mehdizadeh, Milad; Nordfjærn, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The rapid surge of COVID-19 cases worldwide drew attention to COVID-19 infection as a new source of risk in transport. The virus introduced a need for viral transmission mitigation as a major priority when selecting a mode ... -
Direct and indirect effects of background variables on active commuting: mediating roles of satisfaction and attitudes
Vahedi, Javadreza; Shams, Zhaleh; Mehdizadeh, Milad (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction Understanding the importance of factors influencing the choice of active transportation modes (i.e. walking/cycling) may be misleading if we only concentrate on the direct and independent impacts of background ... -
Driver behaviour among professional taxi and truck drivers: Light passenger cars versus heavy goods vehicles
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Shariat-Mohaymany, Afshin; Nordfjærn, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Professional drivers are drivers whose profession is to drive a vehicle such as truck and taxi for working purposes. However, these drivers constitute a heterogeneous group and generalizing assumptions about risky driving ... -
Drunk or Sober? Number of alcohol units perceived to be safe before riding e-scooter
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Nordfjærn, Trond; Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Riding an e-scooter under the influence of alcohol is one of the most frequently reported risky behaviours among riders in various countries, especially in the Nordic countries. What is the Number of Alcohol Units perceived ... -
Environmental norms and sustainable transport mode choice on children’s school travels: The norm-activation theory
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Nordfjærn, Trond; Mamdoohi, Amir Reza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The increasing use of car in developing countries is an important reason for traffic congestion and pollution. Using a car may partly reflect a normative choice, but the majority of previous studies that used the Norm-Activation ... -
Estimating financial compensation and minimum guaranteed charge for vehicle-to-grid technology
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Nordfjærn, Trond; Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Electric vehicles (EVs) can play an ancillary role in energy and electricity system management. Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology allows EV batteries to be discharged back into the grid. This technology enables charging ... -
Explaining trip generation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A psychological perspective
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Zavareh, Mohsen; Nordfjærn, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022) -
How emerging modes might change (sustainable) mobility patterns
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Mobility is currently undergoing a substantial transition, with emerging mobility modes holding the potential to reshape how individuals move within cities. Using a Norway-wide survey, we uncover latent subgroups of mobility ... -
A hybrid speed choice model: The role of human factors
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Ardameh, Saleh; Nordfjærn, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Using a roadside survey among 1026 drivers and recording actual mean speed of vehicles, we develop a hybrid speed choice model to investigate the simultaneous effects of latent psychological and manifest variables in speed ... -
If I know when you will arrive, I will let you walk to school: The role of information technology
Zavareh, Mohsen; Mehdizadeh, Milad; Nordfjærn, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: Providing a sense of supervision for parents may facilitate their children’s involvement in physical outdoor activities, such as walking to school. Information technology (IT) solutions could bring more ... -
Mono- and multimodal green transport use on university trips during winter and summer: hybrid choice models on the norm-activation theory
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Zavareh, Mohsen; Nordfjærn, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The current study investigated the effects of environmental norms and beliefs as well as socioeconomic and situational characteristics on multimodal and monomodal green transport and car use on university trips during ... -
Navigating acceptance and controversy of transport policies
Mehdizadeh, Milad; Solbu, Gisle; Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The current study contributes to the literature by exploring the acceptance and controversy surrounding different transport policies, examining how public preferences/attitudes explain these dispositions in the context of ... -
The ramifications of emerging mobility modes on active travel
Mehdizadeh, Milad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The current study reports how the adoption of emerging travel modes might change the prevalence of active travel (i.e., walking and biking) in the future. Results from a national survey in Norway indicate that, overall, ... -
Ridesharing in Adelaide: Segmentation of users
Soltani, Ali; Allan, Andrew; Khalaj, Fahimeh; Pojani, Dorina; Mehdizadeh, Milad (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Ridesharing and the tech companies that enable it have become household names. However, as research has focused on users rather than non-users, much less is known about the latter. Understanding the characteristics, ...