Safety treatments at isolated high-speed signalized intersections: Synthesis

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 523-528

  Jones Jr , Steven L ^a   Sisiopiku, Virginia P ^b  

^a Univ of Alabama   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Intersections; Traffic control devices; Traffic safety; Traffic surveys

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; INTERSECTIONS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

HIGH-SPEED INTERSECTIONS; SAFETY TREATMENTS; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS; SUBSTANTIAL TRUCK TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES;

TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

COLLISION; LITERATURE REVIEW; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

EID: 34548170745     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2007)133:9(523)     Document Type: Article

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