Prediction of traffic fatalities and prospects for mobility becoming sustainable-safe

Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-395

  Koornstra, Matthijs J ^a  

^a Insight Consult ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fatality risk; Global prediction model; Global road safety; Income dependent model; Knowledge transfer; Prediction scenarios; Time dependent model; Traffic volume

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; RISK ANALYSIS;

GLOBAL PREDICTION MODEL; GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY; INCOME-DEPENDENT MODEL; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; TIME-DEPENDENT MODEL; TRAFFIC VOLUME;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 36749071448     PISSN: 02562499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12046-007-0030-x     Document Type: Article

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