Safety effects of narrow lanes and shoulder-use lanes to increase capacity of Urban freeways

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1897, 2004, Pages 71-80

  Bauer, Karin M ^a   Harwood, Douglas W ^a   Hughes, Warren E ^b   Richard, Karen R ^a  

^a MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BMI SG   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; URBAN PLANNING;

EMPIRICAL BAYES METHODS; NARROW LANES; TRAFFIC OPERATIONAL BOTTLENECKS; URBAN FREEWAYS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 17444412312     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1897-10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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