The Impact of Removing Centerline Barriers from Highway-Rail Grade Crossings on Drivers' Violations

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 295-307

  Khattak, Aemal ^a   Gao, Miao ^a   Luo, Zheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

before after study; driver maneuvers; driving behavior; highway rail grade crossing; safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867567413     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2012.669031     Document Type: Article

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