Predicting the severity of median-related crashes in Pennsylvania by using logistic regression

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1897, 2004, Pages 55-63

  Donnell, Eric T ^a   Mason, John M ^b  

^a BMI SG   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; DECISION MAKING; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS;

CRASH SEVERITY MODELS; HIGHWAYS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; MEDIAN BARRIER CRASHES;

LOGISTICS;

EID: 17444377552     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1897-08     Document Type: Conference Paper

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