Reduced sight distance on existing rural roads. How can we defend it?

Proceedings - Conference of the Australian Road Research Board

Volumn 21, Issue , 2003, Pages 1133-1175

  Cox, R L ^a  

^a Queensland Department of Main Roads   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; STANDARDS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

GEOMETRIC DESIGN; SIGHT DISTANCE MODELS;

RURAL ROADS;

EID: 1842454990     PISSN: 05721431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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