Marked-crosswalk dilemma: Uncovering some missing links in a 35-year debate

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2073, 2008, Pages 86-93

  Mitman, Meghan Fehlig ^a   Ragland, David R ^b   Zegeer, Charles V ^c  

^a FEHR AND PEERS TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

DRIVER'S BEHAVIOR; MOBILITY RESTRICTIONS; PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR; PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY; POLICY MAKING; RIGHT OF WAY; RIGHTS-OF-WAY; ROADWAY SYSTEMS; SAFETY GUIDELINES; SAFETY STUDIES;

CROSSWALKS;

EID: 61349175823     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2073-10     Document Type: Article

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