Analysis and mitigation of safety issues at curbside tram stops

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2219, 2011, Pages 20-29

  Currie, Graham ^a   Tivendale, Knowles ^b   Scott, Richard ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK;

ACCIDENT DATA; ACCIDENT RATE; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; MITIGATION MEASURES; PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS; RISK EXPOSURE; SAFETY ISSUES; TRAFFIC LANES; TRAFFIC RULES;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80052732402     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2219-03     Document Type: Article

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