Assessing return on investment of freeway safety service patrol programs

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2047, 2008, Pages 19-27

  Dougald, Lance E ^a   Demetsky, Michael J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

% REDUCTIONS; FREEWAY SAFETIES; FUEL EMISSIONS; INCIDENT DURATION; INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; INVESTMENT EVALUATION; RETURNS ON INVESTMENT; SAFETY SERVICES; STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATIONS; VIRGINIA;

PROFITABILITY;

EID: 53049095056     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2047-03     Document Type: Article

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