Comparing safety at signalized intersections and roundabouts using simulated rear-end conflicts

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2078, 2008, Pages 90-95

  Saccomanno, Frank F ^a   Cunto, Flávio ^a   Guido, Giuseppe ^b   Vitale, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

CRASH POTENTIAL; DECELERATION RATE; EXPOSURE-TIME; MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION MODELS; NUMBER OF VEHICLES; REAR-END CONFLICT; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION; TIME TO COLLISION; TRAFFIC CONFLICTS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 61349200176     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2078-12     Document Type: Article

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