The evaluation of road-rail crossing safety with limited accident statistics

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-179

  Gitelman, V ^a   Hakkert, A S ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ranking; Road rail crossing; Safety evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; ISRAEL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RAILWAY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RAILROADS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031090546     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(96)00069-3     Document Type: Article

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