Factors influencing injury severity of motor vehicle-crossing pedestrian crashes in rural Connecticut

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 369-379

  Zajac, Sylvia S ^a   Ivan, John N ^b  

^a Fitzgerald and Halliday Inc   (United States)

^b University of Connecticut   (United States)

Author keywords

Area type; Injury severity; Pedestrian; Roadway features; Rural; Safety

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUND VEHICLES; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; RURAL AREAS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

INJURY SEVERITY;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INJURY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CONNECTICUT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RURAL POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 0037401013     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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