Effect of increases in speed limits on severities of injuries in accidents

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2083, 2008, Pages 122-127

  Malyshkina, Nataliya V ^a   Mannering, Fred ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

ACCIDENT DATA; ECONOMIC BURDEN; INDIANA; MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY; ROADWAY SAFETY; RURAL INTERSTATES; SAFETY ISSUES; SEVERITY OF INJURIES; SPEED LIMIT; VEHICLE ACCIDENTS;

SPEED;

EID: 63849127094     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2083-14     Document Type: Article

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