The Relationship between Road Accident Severity and Recorded Weather

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 249-262

  Edwards, Julia B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident severity; Fog; High winds; Rain; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000227837     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4375(98)00051-6     Document Type: Article

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