Why has safety improved at rail-highway grade crossings?

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 867-881

  Mok, Shannon C ^a   Savage, Ian ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident analysis; Active warning devices; Operation Lifesaver; Rail highway crossings; United States

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; ACTIVE WARNING DEVICES; OPERATION LIFESAVERS; RAIL-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SAFETY;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGHWAY; HUMAN; RAILWAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27644467967     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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