Improving traffic safety: A new systems approach

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1830, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Zein, Sany R ^a   Navin, Francis P D ^b  

^a Hamilton Associates   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

SYSTEMS THINKING; TRAFFIC CRASHES; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0442327719     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1830-01     Document Type: Article

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