Multilevel assessment of the impact of rain on drivers' behavior: Standardized methodology and empirical analysis

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2107, 2009, Pages 134-142

  Billot, Romain ^a   El Faouzi, Nour Eddin ^a   De Vuyst, Florian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b Ecole Centrale de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

ADVERSE WEATHER; DRIVER'S BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INCLEMENT WEATHERS; MACROSCOPIC LEVELS; MULTI-LEVEL ASSESSMENT; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; TRAFFIC OPERATION; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WEATHER EVENTS;

RAIN;

EID: 76249104083     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2107-14     Document Type: Article

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