Relationship between access management and other physical roadway characteristics and safety

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-148

  Schultz, Grant G ^a   Braley, Kordel T ^b   Boschert, Tim ^c  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b Hales Engineering   (United States)

^c Utah Department of Transportation   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident data; Collisions; Highway design; Regression analysis; Traffic accidents; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ACCESS MANAGEMENT; ACCIDENT DATA; ARTERIAL ROADWAYS; COLLISIONS; CRASH FREQUENCY; CRASH RATE; CRASH SEVERITY; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY BENEFITS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY PLANNING; LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION;

ACCESSIBILITY; ACCIDENT; COLLISION; DESIGN; LAND USE; NETWORK DESIGN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

EID: 77950933275     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000085     Document Type: Article

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