Publications



  1. Moses, R., E. Mtoi & E. Ozguven.  “Evaluation of the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual Urban Street Free Flow Speed Prediction Model.”  Accepted for publication in the Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2014.
  2. Mtoi, E. & R. Moses.  “Calibration and Evaluation of Link Congestion Functions: Applying Intrinsic Sensitivity of Link Speed as a Practical Consideration to Heterogeneous Facility Types within Urban Network.”   International Journal of Transportation Technologies,  Volume 4, Issue 2, 2014, pp. 141-149.
  3. Moses, R.  “e-Learning of Highway Traffic Flow in Real Time.”  In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on e-Learning, Volume 1, Cape Town, South Africa, 2013, pp. 515-518.
  4. Sando, T., G. Mbatta & R. Moses.  “Lane Width Crash Modification Factors for Curb-and-Gutter Asymmetric Multilane Roadways: Statistical Modeling.” Journal of Transportation and Statistics, In press., 2013.
  5. Mtoi, E. & R. Moses & T. Sando.  "Modeling Fatigue-induced Collision Relative Risk:  Implication of Service Hours and Fatigue Management Policies on Transit Bus Operators  in Florida.."  Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Volume 52, Issue 1, pp. 69-81. 2013.
  6. Mtoi, E. & R. Moses. “Speed Modeling for Traffic Forecasting in Florida.” Paper presented at the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 13-0089, Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2013.
  7. Mwakalonge, J. & R. Moses. “Evaluation of Truck Lane Restriction on Non-Limited Access Urban Arterials.” International Journal on Transportation Science and Technology. Volume 1, Issue #2, 2012, pp. 191-204.
  8. Mbatta, G., R. Moses & T. Sando. “Developing Lane Width Crash Modification Factors for Urban Highways with Substandard Wide Curb Roads for the State of Florida”. Paper presented at the 91th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 12-0076, Washington, D.C., January 22-26, 2012.
  9. Sando, T., D. Chimba, V. Kwigizile & R. Moses. “Operational Analysis of Interaction Between Vehicles and Bicyclists on Highways with Wide Curb Lanes”. Paper presented at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 11-0087, Washington, D.C., January 23-27, 2011.
  10. Mtoi, E., T. Sando, & R. Moses. “Potential Causes of Drive Fatigue: A Study of Transit Bus Operators in Florida.” Paper presented at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 11-3398, Washington, D.C., January 23-27, 2011.
  11. Sando, T, M. Angel, E. Mtoi, & R. Moses. “Analysis of the Relationship Between Operator Cumulative Driving Hours and Involvement in Preventable Collisions.” Paper presented at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 11-4165, Washington, D.C., January 23-27, 2011.
  12. Sando, T., G. Mbatta, D. Chimba & R. Moses. “The Influence of Narrower Lanes on Bus Sideswipe Crashes”. Paper presented at the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 10-1577, Washington, D.C., January 10-14, 2010.
  13. Chimba, D., T. Sando, V. Kwigizile & R. Moses. “Synchronizing Roadway and Traffic Operations Influencing Bus Crashes”. Paper presented at the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 10-0527, Washington, D.C., January 10-14, 2010.
  14. Sando, T., and R. Moses. The Influence of Intersection Geometrics on the Operation of Triple Left-Turn Lanes. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 135, Issue #5, 2009, pp 253-259.
  15. Moses, R., and J. Mwakalonge. Evaluation of Truck Lane Restriction on Non-Limited Access Urban Arterials. In the Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 09-0271, Washington D.C., January 11-15, 2009.
  16. Mbatta G., T. Sando, and R. Moses. Developing Transit Station Design Criteria with a Focus on Intermodal Connectivity. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Volume 47, Issue # 3, 2008, pp. 77-91.
  17. Kobelo D., V. Patrangenaru, and R. Moses. Safety Analysis of Florida Urban Limited Access Highways with Special Focus on the Influence of Truck Lane Restriction Policy. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 134, Issue # 7, July 2008, pp 297-306.
  18. Moses, R., V. Muchuruza. Estimating the Likelihood of Traffic Conflicts and Crashes Using Cellular-Based Micro-simulation. In the Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 08-0831,Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2008.
  19. Muchuruza, V., R. Moses, and G. Thuo. Evaluation of a Behavioral Cellular-Based Traffic Model. Advances in Transportation Studies: An International Journal, Section A&B. Volume 13, Rome, Italy, 2007, pp. 27-40.
  20. Mussa, R., and D. Kobelo. Crash Analysis on Urban Freeways in Relation to the Presence of Truck Restricted Lanes. ITE Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, D.C., August 2007.
  21. Mussa, R. Neural Network Approach to Classifying Truck Traffic. International Multi-Conference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2007, Volume 1, Hong Kong, March 2007, pp. 256-260.
  22. Mauga, T., and R. Mussa. Investigating Use of Dual Tire Variable for Vehicle Classification. In Proceedings of 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 07-2241, Washington, D.C., January 21-25, 2007.
  23. Siuhi, S., and R. Mussa. Simulation Analysis of Truck-Restricted and HOV Lanes. Transportation Research Records, No. 2012, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2007, pp. 127-133.
  24. Muchuruza, V., and R. Mussa. Nationwide Survey on the Posting of Minimum Speed Limit Signs on Interstate Freeways. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Volume 40, Issue No. 9, November 2006, pp. 767-775.
  25. Mussa, R., and V. Muchuruza. Safety Analysis of Florida Rural Interstate Freeway Travel in Relation to the 65 km/h (40 mi/hr) Minimum Speed Regulation. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 132, Number 9, September 2006, pp. 699-707.
  26. Mussa, R. Analysis of Crashes Occurring on Florida 6-lane Roadways. ITE Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, D.C., August 2006.
  27. Mussa, R., and V. Muchuruza. Improving Cellular Automata Modeling of High Speed Traffic Flow. Paper published in the Proceedings of the 2006 Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, Paper No. IC-25, Montreal, Canada, June 14-16, 2006.
  28. Mussa, R., V. Kwigizile, & M.F. Selekwa. Probabilistic Neural Networks Application for Vehicle Classification. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 132, Number 4, April 2006, pp. 293-302.
  29. Mussa, R. and D. Chimba. “Analysis of Crashes Occurring on Florida Six-Lane Roadways. Advances in Transportation Studies: An International Journal, Section B, Volume 8, Rome, Italy, April 2006, pp. 43-56.
  30. Muchuruza, V. & R. Mussa. Cell Based Micro-Simulation: An Alternative Approach. In Proceedings of 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 06-0781, Washington, D.C., January 22-26, 2006.
  31. Selekwa, M.F., V. Kwigizile, & R. Mussa. Setting Up a Probabilitistic Neural Network for Classification of Highway Vehicles. International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Applications, Imperial College Press, Volume 5, Number 4, December 2005, pp. 411-423.
  32. Sando, T., R. Mussa, J. Sobanjo, & L. Spainhour. Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Crash Modeling Techniques, Journal of Safety Research, Volume 36, 2005, pp. 485-487.
  33. Kwigizile, V., R. Mussa & M. Selekwa. Connectionist Approach to Improving Highway Vehicle Classification Schemes - The Florida Case. Transportation Research Record, Volume 1917, December 2005, pp. 182-189.
  34. Muchuruza, V. & R. Mussa. Operational and Safety Evaluation of Freeways with Posted Minimum Speed Limit. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Volume 44, Number 3, Fall 2005, pp. 5-17.
  35. Muchuruza, V. and R. Mussa. Traffic Operation and Safety Analysis of Minimum Speed Limit on Florida Rural Interstate Highways. In Proceedings of the 2005 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, Iowa. August 18-19, 2005.
  36. Sando, T., R. Mussa, J. Sobanjo, & L. Spainhour. Quantification of the Accuracy of Low Priced GPS Receivers for Crash Location. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Volume 44, Number 2, Summer 2005, pp. 19-32.
  37. Mussa, R. 60 KPH Minimum Speed Limit on Rural Interstate Freeways: Is it Relevant? In Proceedings of the International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering, June 11-15, 2005, Rome, Italy: pp. 623-631.
  38. Muchuruza, V. & R. Mussa. Speeds on Rural Interstate Highways Relative to Posting the 40 mph Minimum Speed Limit, Journal of Transportation and Statistics, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, Volume 7, Issue No. 2/3, pp. 71-86.
  39. Sando, T. & R. Mussa. Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Crash Modeling Techniques. Paper presented at the 31st International Traffic Records Forum. Buffalo, New York, July 2005.
  40. Sando, T. & R. Mussa. Quantification of the Effects of Geometric Features on Operational Performance of Triple Left-Turn Intersections. Paper to be presented at the Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium on Highway Geometric Design. Chicago, Illinois, June 2005.
  41. Mussa, R. Safety and Operational Evaluation of Truck Lane Restriction. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Volume 43, Number 2: Fall 2004, pp. 117-127.
  42. Mussa, R. Evaluation of Alternative Change Interval Using a Driving Simulator. In DSC 2004 Europe Driving Simulation Conference, September 8-10, 2004, Paris, France, pp. 209-217.
  43. Mussa, R. Does Restricting Trucks Improve Freeway Traffic Operations. In Traffic and Transportation Studies (Baohua Mao, Zongzhong Tian, and Quanxin Sun (Editors)): Proceedings of ICTTS 2004, August 2-4, 2004, Dalian, China, pp. 182-191.
  44. Mussa, R. & M.F. Selekwa. Optimization of Signal Timing Transition Period. In Urban Transport X (Brebbia C.A. & Wadhwa, L.C. (Editors): Proceedings of the 2004 Urban Transport Conference, May 19-21, 2004, Dresden, Germany: pp. 689-697.
  45. Kwigizile, V., M. Selekwa & R. Mussa. Highway Vehicle Classification by Probabilistic Neural Networks. In Proceedings of the 7th International Florida AI Research Society Conference, May 16-19, 2004, Miami, Florida, pp. 664-669.
  46. Mussa, R. and M.F. Selekwa. “Development an Optimal Transition Procedure for Coordinated Traffic Signals,” Advances in Transportation Studies: An International Journal, Volume III, pp. 57-70, July 2004, Rome, Italy.
  47. Muchuruza, V. and R. Mussa. “Evaluating the Relevance of Posted Minimum Speed Limit on Rural Interstate Freeways,” Paper No. 04-2595, published in the Proceedings of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 11-15, 2004.
  48. Sando, T., R. Mussa, J. Sobanjo, & L. Spainhour. GPS Usability in Crash Location. Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Orlando, Florida, 2004.
  49. Sando, T., R. Mussa, R. Sotter, J. Sobanjo, & L. Spainhour. Development of a Cost-Effective GIS Crash Analysis Tool for Highway Safety Improvement. Paper presented at the 30th International Traffic Records Forum, Nashville, Tennessee, July 2004.
  50. Sando, T. & R. Mussa. “Site Characteristics Affecting the Operation of Triple Left-Turn Lanes,” Transportation Research Record, Volume 1862, Transportation Research Board, December 2003, pp. 55-62.
  51. Mugarula, N. and R. Mussa. “Evaluation of Truck Operating Characteristics on a Rural Interstate Freeway with a Median Lane Truck Restriction,” Transportation Research Record, Volume 1856, December 2003, pp. 54-61.
  52. Selekwa, M.F., R.N. Mussa & A. Chiteshe. “Application of LQ Modeling and Optimization in Urban Traffic Control,” Optimal Control Applications and Methods, Volume 24, Number 6: November/December 2003, pp. 331-345.
  53. Mussa, R. & M.F. Selekwa. “Proposed Methodology of Optimizing Transitioning Between Time-of-Day Timing Plans,” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 129, Number 4, July/August 2003, pp. 392-398.
  54. Sando, T. & R. Mussa. “Triple Left Turn Lane Operations,” 2003 ITE Conference on Transportation’s Role in Successful Communities, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 23-26, 2003.
  55. Mussa, R. & J. Upchurch. “Simulator Evaluation of Incident Detection by Transponder-Equipped Vehicles,” Transportation, An International Journal, Volume 29, Issue 3, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, August 2002, pp. 287-305.
  56. Mussa R. & J. Upchurch. “Monitoring Urban Freeway Incidents by Wireless Communications,” Transportation Research Record, Volume 1748, Transportation Research Board, December 2001, pp. 153-160.
  57. Mussa R. & J. Upchurch. “Evaluation of Incident Detection Using Vehicle-to-Roadside Communications System,” Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Volume 39, Issue 4, Fall 2000, pp. 117-128.
  58. Mussa R. & J. Upchurch. “Simulator Evaluation of Incident Detection Using Wireless Communications,” Paper in Proceedings of 79th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 825, Washington, D.C., January 9-13, 2000.
  59. Mussa, R. & J. Upchurch. “Simulation Assessment of Incident Detection by Cellular Phone Call-in Programs,” Transportation, An International Journal, Volume 26, Issue 4, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, November 1999, pp. 399-416.
  60. Thompson, C. & R. Mussa. “Comparing Vehicle Speeds on One-Way and Two-Way Streets in Tallahassee,” McNair Journal, The Florida A&M University, Fall 1999, pp. 41-42.
  61. Gibson, R. & R. Mussa. “Simulator Evaluation of Incident Detection by Cellular Phones,” McNair Journal, The Florida A&M University, Fall 1999, pp. 9-11.
  62. Mussa, R., J. Upchurch & J. Matthias. “Wireless Communications and Freeway Incident Reporting,” Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Volume 38, Issue 1, May 1999, pp. 1-11.
  63. Mussa, R. “Enhancing Incident Detection Using Wireless Communications Technologies,” 1999 ITE International Conference on Enhancing Transportation Safety in the 21st Century, March 28-31, 1999, Kissimmee, Florida.
  64. Mussa R, J. Matthias & J. Upchurch. "Incident Detection Using Wireless Communications Technologies: What Does the Future Hold?" Paper in the Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Forum (TRF), Volume 1, Philadelphia, PA, October 1998, pp. 258-273.
  65. Mussa R., J. Matthias, J. Upchurch, D. Rollier & J. Zaniewski. “Modeling Detection of Incidents by Drivers,” Transportation Research, Part C: Emerging Technologies, An International Journal, Volume 6C, Issue No. 1/2, Pergamon Publishers, Great Britain, February/April 1998, pp. 129-139.
  66. Newton, C., R. Mussa, E. Sadalla, E. Burns & J. Matthias, “Evaluation of an Alternative Traffic Light Change Anticipation System,” Accident Analysis and Prevention Journal, An International Journal, Volume 29, Issue 2, Pergamon Publishers, Great Britain, 1997, pp. 201-209.
  67. Mussa, R., “Evaluation of Driver-based Freeway Incident Detection,” ITE Journal, Volume 67, Issue 3, Institute of Transportation Engineering, Washington, D.C., March 1997, pp. 33-40.
  68. Mussa, R., C. Newton, J. Matthias, E. Sadalla & E. Burns. “Simulator Evaluation of Green and Flashing Amber Signal Phasing,” Transportation Research Record, Volume 1550, Transportation Research Board, 1996, pp. 23-29.
  69. Burns, E, J., Matthias, R. Mussa, E. Sadalla, C. Newton & M. Giessler. “Traffic Light Change Anticipation System: Literature Review,” Working Paper No. 95-1, Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Research, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1995.
  70. Mussa, R., J. Matthias, C. Newton, M. Giessler, E. Sadalla & E. Burns. “Traffic Light Change Anticipation System: An Evaluation,” A Report to the Arizona State Legislature, Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Research, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1995.