Safety benefits of advance stop lines at signalized intersections: Results of a field evaluation

ITE Journal (Institute of Transportation Engineers)

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 47-49,-54

  Retting, Richard A ^a   Van Houten, Ron ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY MARKINGS; INTERSECTIONS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS; STOP LINES;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 0343006681     PISSN: 01628178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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