The influence of heavy goods vehicle traffic on accidents on different types of Spanish interurban roads

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-24

  Ramírez, B Arenas ^a   Izquierdo, F Aparicio ^a   Fernández, C González ^a   Méndez, A Gómez ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Generalized linear models; Heavy goods vehicles; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; FLEET OPERATIONS; HEAT LOSSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFICS; CARRIAGEWAY ROADS; COVARIATE; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS; GOODS TRANSPORTS; HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES; HIGH CAPACITIES; MEAN INTENSITIES; MODAL SHIFTS; NEGATIVE BINOMIALS; PREDICTION; ROAD SAFETIES; SPANISHS; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; TRAFFIC INTENSITIES; TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS; VEHICULAR TRAFFICS;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MOTOR VEHICLE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 57849151118     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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