Road safety strategies: A comparative framework and case studies

Transport Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 613-639

  Loo, Becky P Y ^a   Hung, W T ^b   Lo, Hong K ^c   Wong, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ROAD TRANSPORT; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 25444467448     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640500115892     Document Type: Article

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