Predictive Model for Motorcycle Accidents at Three-Legged Priority Junctions

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 363-369

  Harnen, S ^a   Radin Umar, R S ^a   Wong, S V ^a   Wan Hashim, W I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cross Sectional Analysis; Generalized Linear Models; Junction Geometry; Junction Treatment Criteria; Motorcycle Accident Models; Motorcycle Accidents

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; MALAYSIA; MOTORCYCLE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VELOCITY;

EID: 0346888294     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714040495     Document Type: Article

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