Relationship to Safety of Geometric Design Consistency Measures for Rural Two-Lane Highways

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1658, 1999, Pages 43-51

  Anderson, Ingrid B ^a   Bauer, Karin M ^a   Harwood, Douglas W ^a   Fitzpatrick, Kay ^b  

^a MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

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EID: 0001937274     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1658-06     Document Type: Article

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