Safety reviews of existing roads: Quantitative safety assessment methodology

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1922, 2005, Pages 62-72

  Montella, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; SAFETY FACTOR;

ACCIDENT RELATIONSHIPS; EMPIRICAL BAYES (EB) TECHNIQUE; SAFETY IMPROVEMENT INDEX (PFI); SAFETY REVIEWS;

ROADS AND STREETS;

EID: 33644904593     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1922-09     Document Type: Article

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