Effects of signalisation on four-arm urban junction safety

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-190

  Golias, J C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Junction safety; Signalisation effects; Traffic signals; Urban junctions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; GREECE; HUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CITY PLANNING; GREECE; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; INTERSECTIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

JUNCTION SAFETY; SIGNALISATION EFFECTS; URBAN JUNCTIONS;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

EID: 0031081890     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(96)00072-3     Document Type: Article

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