ASSESSING DRIVING BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THROUGH MOBILE CROWD SENSING: A CONCEPT PROPOSAL FOR MACAU PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Abstract

THIS PAPER INTRODUCES A CONCEPT PROPOSAL FOR ACCESSING DRIVING BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THROUGH MOBILE CROWD SENSING (MCS), AS PART OF A LONG-TERM RESEARCH PROJECT ON ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (APTS). THE PROPOSED CONCEPT MAKES USE OF MOBILE DEVICE'S ACCELEROMETER AND PASSENGERS' QUALITATIVE EVALUATION TO IDENTIFY AGGRESSIVE DRIVING BEHAVIOR, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE A MAJOR FACTOR FOR UNNECESSARY ACCIDENTS AND FUEL CONSUMPTION. A SURVEY AND COMPARISON OF IT SERVICES (MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND WEBSITES) PROVIDED BY MACAU GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE BUS COMPANIES IN MACAU, REGARDING BUS-RELATED INFORMATION, SUCH AS FARES, ROUTES AND ROUTE DIVERSIONS IS ALSO PROVIDED.