Bayesian reconstruction of median-crossing crashes and potential effectiveness of cable barriers

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1908, 2005, Pages 141-147

  Davis, Gary A ^a   Pei, Jianping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND VEHICLES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

BAYESIAN RECONSTRUCTION; CABLE BARRIERS; MEDIAN-CROSSING CRASHES;

CRASHWORTHINESS;

EID: 32644442913     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1908-17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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