Safety evaluation of curve delineation improvements

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2103, 2009, Pages 69-79

  Montella, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; ROADS AND STREETS;

% REDUCTIONS; DEFLECTION ANGLES; HORIZONTAL CURVES; PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY; ROAD DAMAGE; RUN-OFF; SAFETY EVALUATIONS; SIGHT DISTANCE; TOTAL CRASHES; WARNING SIGNS;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

EID: 76349089142     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2103-09     Document Type: Article

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