Safety impacts of access control standards on crossroads in the vicinity of highway interchanges

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2075, 2008, Pages 42-52

  Flintsch, Alejandra Medina ^a   Rakha, Hesham ^b   Arafeh, Mazen ^a   Dua, Dhruv ^b   Abdel Salam, Abdel Salam Gomaa ^c   Abbas, Montassir ^b   Via, Charles E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA TECH TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b 3500 Transportation Research Plaza   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AASHTO STANDARDS; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; INTERCHANGES; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ACCESS ROADS; CONTROL STANDARDS; CRASH COSTS; CRASH RATE; PROPERTY; SAFETY IMPACT; SAFETY OPERATIONS; SPACING STANDARDS; TRADE OFF; TRAFFIC OPERATION;

ACCESS CONTROL;

EID: 61349168420     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2075-06     Document Type: Article

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