Evaluating the safety of shared-use paths results from three corridors in Connecticut

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1939, 2005, Pages 99-106

  Aultman Hall, Lisa ^a   LaMondia, Jeffrey ^b  

^a University of Connecticut   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ESTIMATION; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SHAFT DISPLACEMENT; TRAFFIC CONTROL; USER INTERFACES;

COLLECT SELF-REPORTED INFORMATION; CRASH RATES; SAFETY OF SHARED-USE PATHS; UNDERREPORTED MINOR EVENTS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 33645740627     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1939-12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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