Exploration of pedestrian gap-acceptance behavior at selected locations

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1982, 2006, Pages 132-140

  Brewer, Marcus A ^a   Fitzpatrick, Kay ^a   Whitacre, Jeffrey A ^b   Lord, Dominique ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Kimley Horn and Associates   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA ACQUISITION; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

PEDESTRIAN CROSSING; PEDESTRIAN GAPS; ROLLING GAPS; WALKING SPEED;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 33947370245     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1982-18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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