Evaluating impact on safety of improved signal visibility at urban signalized intersections

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2019, 2007, Pages 51-56

  Sayed, Tarek ^a   El Esawey, Mohamed ^a   Pump, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Insurance Corporation of British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

BAYES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC VOLUME;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 41549091981     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2019-07     Document Type: Article

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