Vehicle-animal crashes: An increasing safety problem

ITE Journal (Institute of Transportation Engineers)

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 24-28

  Hughes, Warren E ^a   Saremi, A Reza ^a   Paniati, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; MIRRORS; ROAD AND STREET MARKINGS; ROADS AND STREETS; RURAL ROADS; SAFETY DEVICES;

ADVANCE DEER CROSSING WARNING SIGNS; DRIVER EDUCATION CLASSES; HIGHWAY SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT; LOCATION CLUSTERING; ROADSIDE VEGETATION; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SLIDING SCALE ANALYSIS; VEHICLE ANIMAL CRASHES; WARNING REFLECTORS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0030211542     PISSN: 01628178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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