Relationship of lane width to safety on urban and suburban arterials

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2023, 2007, Pages 63-82

  Potts, Ingrid B ^a   Harwood, Douglas W ^a   Richard, Karen R ^a  

^a MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SAFETY FACTOR; URBAN PLANNING;

CRASH FREQUENCIES;

HIGHWAY PLANNING;

EID: 42149149372     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2023-08     Document Type: Article

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