Evaluating a detection and warning system to deter no-passing zone violations

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 590-599

  El Zarif, Jamal ^a   Hobeika, Antoine ^b   Rakha, Hesham ^b  

^a TEAM International   (Lebanon)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Rural areas; Simulation; Traffic accidents; Traffic safety; Virginia

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COSTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SENSITIVITY TESTS;

RURAL ROADS;

DETECTION METHOD; PLANNING METHOD; RURAL TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0344944200     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2003)129:6(590)     Document Type: Article

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