Development of Crash Reduction Factors: Methods, Problems, and Research Needs

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1840, 2003, Pages 50-56

  Shen, Joan ^a   Gan, Albert ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PROBABILITY; TRAFFIC CONTROL; URBAN PLANNING;

CRASH MIGRATION; CRASH REDUCTION FACTORS (CRF);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 1842585235     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1840-06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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