Snowstorm event-based crash analysis

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1948, 2006, Pages 135-141

  Xiao, Qin ^a   Noyce, David A ^b   Chanyoung, Lee ^b   Kinar, John R ^c  

^a Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) Laboratory   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STORMS;

CRASH ANALYSIS; HIGHWAY SAFETY; ROADWAY SYSTEMS; SNOWSTORMS;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 33750356653     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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