Empirical calibration of a roadside hazardousness index for Spanish two-lane rural roads

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2018-2023

  Pardillo Mayora, José M ^a   Domínguez Lira, Carlos A ^a   Jurado Piña, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hazardousness scale; Roadside; Run off road; Traffic safety; Two lane rural roads

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HAZARDS; ROADS AND STREETS; RURAL ROADS; TRANSPORTATION;

CRASH PREDICTION; EMPIRICAL CALIBRATION; HAZARDOUSNESS; INJURY CRASHES; ROADSIDE SAFETIES; SAFETY BARRIERS; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TWO-LANE;

ROADSIDES;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CITY PLANNING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SPAIN; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CAUSE OF DEATH; CITY PLANNING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPAIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78049371785     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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