Safety effects of targeted program to improve skid resistance

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2068, 2008, Pages 135-140

  Lyon, Craig ^a   Persaud, Bhagwant ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; PAVEMENTS; SOFTWARE TESTING; TRIBOLOGY;

ACCIDENT REDUCTION; BEFORE-AFTER-STUDIES; EMPIRICAL BAYES; FRICTION NUMBER; FRICTION TEST; LOW FRICTION; NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS; NEW YORK STATE; SAFETY IMPACT; WET ROAD;

SKID RESISTANCE;

EID: 61349094064     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2068-15     Document Type: Article

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