Predicting single-vehicle fatal crashes for two-lane rural highways in Southeastern United States

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2147, 2010, Pages 88-96

  Zhu, Hong ^a   Dixon, Karen K ^a   Washington, Simon ^b   Jared, David M ^c  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Office of Materials and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY PLANNING; RURAL ROADS;

ALABAMA; CRASH ANALYSIS; CRASH DATA; FATAL CRASHES; GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS; RUN-OFF; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; SAFETY RESEARCH; TWO LANE RURAL HIGHWAYS; TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS;

OFF ROAD VEHICLES;

EID: 78651344803     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2147-11     Document Type: Article

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