Two-level nested logit model to identify traffic flow parameters affecting crash occurrence on freeway ramps

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2083, 2008, Pages 145-152

  Lee, Chris ^a   Abdel Aty, Mohamed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CRASH DATA; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW DATA; FLOW PARAMETERS; LOOP DETECTOR; NESTED LOGIT MODEL; OFF-RAMP; ON-RAMP; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; TRAFFIC FLOW;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 63849205621     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2083-17     Document Type: Article

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