Speed reduction profiles affecting vehicle interactions at level crossings with no trains

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2149, 2010, Pages 108-114

  Ng, Oi Kei ^a   Saccomanno, Frank F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED; VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

A-TRAIN; ACTIVE LEVEL CROSSINGS; LEVEL CROSSING; ROAD VEHICLES; SAFETY CONCERNS; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; SPEED REDUCTION; VEHICLE DECELERATION; VEHICLE INTERACTIONS; VEHICLE SPEED;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 78651276043     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2149-13     Document Type: Article

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