Safety effects of automated speed enforcement programs: Critical review of international literature

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2078, 2008, Pages 117-126

  Thomas, Libby J ^a   Srinivasan, Raghavan ^a   Decina, Lawrence E ^b   Staplin, Loren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Box 328   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; ERGONOMICS;

% REDUCTIONS; CRITICAL REVIEW; ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS; EVALUATION STUDY; INJURY CRASHES; MOST LIKELY; REVIEW PROCESS; SAFETY BENEFITS; SAFETY EVALUATIONS; SITE-SPECIFIC;

SPEED;

EID: 61349175842     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2078-16     Document Type: Article

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