Useful estimation procedures for critical gaps

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 161-186

  Brilon, Werner ^a   Koenig, Ralph ^a   Troutbeck, Rod J ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

INTERSECTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

CRITICAL GAPS;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 0032599794     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0965-8564(98)00048-2     Document Type: Article

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