Speed cameras:improving safety or raising revenue?

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-257

  Tay, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; EDMONTON;

EID: 77952680773     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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