The viability of real-time prediction and prevention of traffic accidents

Efficient Transportation and Pavement Systems: Characterization, Mechanisms, Simulation, and Modeling - Proceedings of the 4th International Gulf Conference on Roads

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 215-226

  Abdel Aty, Mohamed ^a   Pande, Anurag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident prediction; Micro simulation; Ramp metering; Real time safety risk; Variable speed limit

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREDICTION; MICROSIMULATION; RAMP METERING; REAL-TIME SAFETY RISK; VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FORECASTING; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED CONTROL;

REAL VARIABLES;

EID: 79952307453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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