A stochastic catastrophe model using two-fluid model parameters to investigate traffic safety on urban arterials

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1267-1278

  Park, Peter Y ^a   Abdel Aty, Mohamed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophe model; Pro active safety; Two fluid model; Urban arterials

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SAFETY; CATASTROPHE MODEL; CRASH RATE; CUSP CATASTROPHE MODEL; GRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATIONS; HOT SPOT; HOTSPOTS; LEVEL OF SAFETIES; NETWORK SAFETY; REMEDIAL ACTIONS; ROAD SAFETY; SAFETY IMPROVEMENT; SCREENING TOOL; TRAFFIC FLOW; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAFFIC SERVICES; TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING; TWO FLUID MODEL; TWO PARAMETER; URBAN ARTERIALS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CIVIL ENGINEERING; DISASTERS; FLUIDS; HIGHWAY PLANNING; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; PLASMA FLOW; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; SAFETY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79952441124     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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