Applying Bayesian hierarchical models to examine motorcycle crashes at signalized intersections

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 203-212

  Haque, Md Mazharul ^a   Chin, Hoong Chor ^a   Huang, Helai ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Four legged intersections; Hierarchical models; Motorcycle crashes; T intersections

Indexed keywords

AUTO-REGRESSIVE; BAYESIAN HIERARCHICAL MODEL; BAYESIAN INFERENCE; ERROR TERMS; EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS; HIERARCHICAL MODEL; HIERARCHICAL MODELS; HIGH-SPEED; NUMBER OF LANES; POISSON MODEL; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; RED-LIGHT CAMERAS; ROAD TRAFFIC CRASHES; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION; T-INTERSECTIONS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; BICYCLES; CAMERAS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFERENCE ENGINES;

MOTORCYCLES;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MOTORCYCLE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BAYES THEOREM; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTORCYCLES; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 71849119776     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.07.022     Document Type: Article

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