Procedure for developing accident modification factors from cross-sectional data

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2083, 2008, Pages 40-48

  Bonneson, James A ^a   Pratt, Michael P ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT MODIFICATION FACTORS; BEFORE-AFTER-STUDIES; CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURVE RADIUS; OBSERVATIONAL BEFORE-AFTER STUDIES; TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS;

EID: 63849155463     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2083-05     Document Type: Article

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