Estimation of the safety effectiveness of lane and shoulder width: Case-control approach

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 362-369

  Gross, Frank ^a,b   Jovanis, Paul P ^b  

^a VANASSE HANGEN BRUSTLIN INC   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective width; Geometry; Highway safety; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

CASE-CONTROL DESIGN; CRASH MODIFICATION FACTOR; HIGHWAY SAFETY; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

SHOULDERS (ROAD);

CONTROL SYSTEM; MOTORWAY; PROBABILITY; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249097691     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2007)133:6(362)     Document Type: Article

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