Use of pavement markings to reduce excessive traffic speeds on hazardous curves

ITE Journal (Institute of Transportation Engineers)

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 30-34

  Retting, Richard A ^a   Farmer, Charles M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CURVES (ROAD); HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION;

TRAFFIC SPEEDS;

HIGHWAY MARKINGS;

EID: 0032164397     PISSN: 01628178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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