Analysis of truck-involved rear-end crashes using multinomial logistic regression

Advances in Transportation Studies

Volumn , Issue 17, 2009, Pages 39-52

  Yan, X ^a   Radwan, E ^b   Mannila, K K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c HNTB CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash configuration; Crash databases; GES and FARS; Multinomial logistic regression; Rear end collisions; Trucks

Indexed keywords

CRASH CONFIGURATION; FATALITY ANALYSIS REPORTING SYSTEMS; GES AND FARS; LIGHTING CONDITIONS; MULTINOMIAL LOGISTIC REGRESSION; OCCURRENCE CONDITIONS; REAR-END COLLISIONS; REAR-END CRASHES;

HIGHWAY PLANNING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRUCKS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

EID: 79952538501     PISSN: 18245463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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