Long-term trends in weather-related crash risks

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-258

  Andrey, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian drivers; Driving hazards; Highway fatalities; Natural hazards; Relative risk; Road safety; Traffic accidents; Travel risks; Trends; Weather; Winter driving

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; DATABASE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NATURAL HAZARD; RAINFALL; RISK FACTOR; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT; WEATHER; WINTER;

CANADA;

EID: 74449090068     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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