Road traffic congestion and crash severity: Econometric analysis using ordered response models

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 424-435

  Quddus, Mohammed A ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Ison, Stephen G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crash severity; M25 motorway; Ordered response models; Traffic congestion; Traffic flow

Indexed keywords

CHOICE MODEL; COUNT DATA MODELS; CRASH DATA; CRASH SEVERITY; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; LONDON ORBITALS; M25 MOTORWAY; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL; ORDERED LOGIT MODEL; ORDERED RESPONSE MODELS; ROAD CRASH; ROAD GEOMETRY; ROAD SAFETY; ROAD SEGMENTS; SAFETY POLICIES; TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS; TRAFFIC CRASHES; TRAFFIC FLOW; TRAFFIC SPEED; TRANSPORT PLANNERS; VEHICLE DESIGN;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MOTORWAY; POLICY MAKING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955597039     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000044     Document Type: Article

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