Crash reduction factors for deer-vehicle crash countermeasures: State of the knowledge and suggested safety research needs

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1908, 2005, Pages 172-179

  Knapp, Keith K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; GROUND VEHICLES;

CRASH REDUCTION FACTORS; DEER-VEHICLE CRASH (DVC); SAFETY RESEARCH;

CRASHWORTHINESS;

EID: 32644445056     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1908-21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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