Safety inspections as supporting tool for safety management of low-volume roads

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2203, 2011, Pages 116-125

  Cafiso, Salvatore ^a   Cava, Grazia ^a   Montella, Alfonso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RURAL ROADS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; EMPIRICAL BAYES ESTIMATES; LOW VOLUME ROADS; PROCEDURE A; ROAD SAFETY; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; SAFETY INDEXES; SAFETY INSPECTIONS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SUPPORTING TOOL;

INSPECTION;

EID: 79960900861     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2203-15     Document Type: Article

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