Evaluation of traffic safety, based on micro-level behavioural data: Theoretical framework and first implementation

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1637-1646

  Laureshyn, Aliaksei ^a   Svensson, Åse ^a   Hydén, Christer ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automated video analysis; Encounter process; Road user behaviour; Severity hierarchy; Traffic safety indicators

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED VIDEO; ENCOUNTER PROCESS; ROAD USERS; SEVERITY HIERARCHY; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

AUTOMATION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INJURY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77956240667     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.03.021     Document Type: Article

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