Evaluation of effectiveness of stop-sign treatment at highway–Railroad grade crossings

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-60

  Millegan, Hal ^a   Yan, Xuedong ^b   Richards, Stephen ^b   Han, Lee ^b  

^a MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident rate; Crossbucks; Grade crossing; Negative binomial models; Stop signs; Vehicle train accidents

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549114925     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439960902735253     Document Type: Article

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