Road data aggregation and sectioning considerations for crash analysis

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2103, 2009, Pages 61-68

  Koorey, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS;

CRASH ANALYSIS; DATA AGGREGATION; DATA SET; HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT; INTERACTIVE HIGHWAY SAFETY DESIGN MODELS; NEW ZEALAND; ROAD AUTHORITIES; ROAD SEGMENTS; TRAFFIC VOLUMES; VERTICAL ALIGNMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 76349094646     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2103-08     Document Type: Article

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