Effect of three countermeasures against the illegal crossing of railway tracks

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1089-1094

  Silla, Anne ^a   Luoma, Juha ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Countermeasures; Measurement; Railway trespassing; Railways

Indexed keywords

COUNTERMEASURES; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; RAILWAY TRACK; RAILWAY TRESPASSING; RAILWAYS;

CRIME;

RAILROADS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RAILWAY; SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAILROADS; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952451514     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.12.017     Document Type: Article

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