Estimation of safety effectiveness of changes in shoulder width with case control and cohort methods

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2019, 2007, Pages 237-245

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

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b VANASSE HANGEN BRUSTLIN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

COHORT METHODS; CRASH MODIFICATION FACTOR (CMF);

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 41549168884     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2019-28     Document Type: Article

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