Assessment of vehicle speeds on different categories of roadways in Ghana

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-91

  Damsere Derry, James ^a   Afukaar, Francis K ^a   Donkor, Peter ^b   Mock, Charles ^c  

^a CSIR Building Road Research Institute   (Ghana)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; developing country; road safety; speed control; traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; GHANA; HUMAN; SAFETY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; GHANA; HUMANS; RADAR; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 54049107685     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300802048096     Document Type: Article

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