Collision prediction models for three-dimensional two-lane highways: Horizontal curves

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2092, 2009, Pages 48-56

  Easa, Said M ^a   You, Qing Chong ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RURAL AREAS; RURAL ROADS;

COLLISION PREDICTION MODEL; HORIZONTAL CURVES; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL; STATISTIC MODELING; TWO LANE RURAL HIGHWAYS; TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS; VEHICLES COLLISION; VERTICAL CURVE; WASHINGTON STATE; ZERO-INFLATED;

ALIGNMENT;

EID: 76149111914     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2092-06     Document Type: Article

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