Visibility of new centerline and edge line pavement markings

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1605, 1997, Pages 49-61

  Zwahlen, Helmut T ^a   Schnell, Thomas ^a  

^a Ohio University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVER SIMULATORS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; EDGE DETECTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PAVEMENT MARKING VISIBILITY MODELS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CARVE;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

EID: 0031384629     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1605-07     Document Type: Article

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