Motorist yielding to pedestrians at unsignalized intersections findings from a national study on improving pedestrian safety

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1982, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Turner, Shawn ^a   Fitzpatrick, Kay ^a   Brewer, Marcus ^a   Park, Eun Sug ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DATA ACQUISITION; ROADS AND STREETS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

ARTERIAL STREETS; BEACON DEVICES; MOTORISTS; TOOLBOXES;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 33947404342     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1982-03     Document Type: Conference Paper

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