The significance of endogeneity problems in crash models: An examination of left-turn lanes in intersection crash models

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1094-1100

  Kim, Do Gyeong ^a   Washington, Simon ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Angle crashes; Endogeneity; Left turn lane indicator; Limited information maximum likelihood estimation

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; INTERSECTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ANGLE CRASHES; ENDOGENEITY; LEFT-TURN LANE INDICATORS; LIMITED-INFORMATION MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

CRASHWORTHINESS;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; SAFETY;

EID: 33749057502     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.04.017     Document Type: Article

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