Factors contributing to hit-and-run in fatal crashes

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-233

  Tay, Richard ^a   Barua, Upal ^b   Kattan, Lina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b EBA Consultants Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

California; Hit and run; Logistic regression; Road safety

Indexed keywords

LOGISTICS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA , USA; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; FATAL CRASHES; FUNCTIONAL CLASS; HIT-AND-RUN; LIGHTING CONDITIONS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELS; ROAD SAFETY; ROADWAY ALIGNMENTS; SPEED LIMITS; TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENTS; TRAFFIC FATALITIES; TRAFFIC FLOWS; TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CALIFORNIA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS;

EID: 60449101890     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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