Pedestrian facilities in South Africa: Research and practice

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1538, 1996, Pages 10-18

  Ribbens, Hubrecht ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROAD AND STREET MARKINGS; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING; TRAFFIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 0030291256     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1538-02     Document Type: Article

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