Safety effects of speed limit changes use of panel models, including speed, use, and design variables

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1908, 2005, Pages 148-158

  Kweon, Young Jun ^a   Kockelmam, Kara M ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROADWAY SUPPORTS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

HIGH-SPEED ROADWAYS; HOMOGENEOUS ROADWAY SEGMENTS; SAFETY EFFECTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 32644446789     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1908-18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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