Freeway speed limits and traffic fatalities in Washington State

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-18

  Ossiander, Eric M ^a   Cummings, Peter ^b,c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatal crash; Highway safety; Speed limit

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; RURAL ROADS;

FREEWAY SPEED LIMITS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0035981289     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00098-1     Document Type: Article

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