Driving performance, alignment consistency, and road safety

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2102, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Cafiso, Salvatore ^a   La Cava, Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; CURRICULA; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY PLANNING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED; SPEED INDICATORS;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; DRIVING PERFORMANCE; EUROPEAN UNION POLICY; INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS; INSTRUMENTED VEHICLE; KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; RELATION DESIGN; ROAD INFRASTRUCTURES; ROAD SAFETY;

ALIGNMENT;

EID: 76249102995     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2102-01     Document Type: Article

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