Injury severity and total harm in truck-involved work zone crashes

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1877, 2004, Pages 106-116

  Khattak, Asad J ^a   Targa, Felipe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRUCKS;

HIGHWAY WORK ZONES; RISK FACTORS; STATIC SIGNS; WORK ZONE CRASHES;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

EID: 13844324396     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1877-12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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