Road safety performance indicators and their explanatory value: A critical view based on the experience of Central European countries

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1142-1150

  Holló, Péter ^a   Eksler, Vojtech ^b   Zukowska, Joanna ^c  

^a KTI Institute for Transport Sciences Non Profit Ltd   (Hungary)

^b CDV TRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Czech Republic)

^c GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Analysis of trends; Safety performance indicator; Statistical modelling

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; LEGISLATIVE REFORMS; LONG-TERM TREND; ROAD CRASH; ROAD SAFETY; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; SAFETY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODELLING; STRUCTURAL ASPECTS; TEMPORAL ASPECTS; TRANSITION PROCESS; VIEW-BASED;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BENCHMARKING; ECONOMICS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRBAG; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FATALITY; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEATBELT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VELOCITY;

EID: 77955088338     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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