Minimizing red light violations: How many cameras do we need for a given number of locations?

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-31

  Tay, Richard ^a   De Barros, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Number of cameras; Number of locations; Red light cameras; Violation rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952700099     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439960902735113     Document Type: Article

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