Accident frequency model using zero probability process

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1973, 2006, Pages 142-148

  Nam, Doohee ^a   Lee, Jinsun ^b  

^a Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)   (South Korea)

^b Woosong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; RAILROADS;

GRADE CROSSING ELEMENTS; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES; ROADWAY GEOMETRY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 33847148426     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1973-19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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