Exploring the Relationship Between Average Speed, Speed Variation, and Accident Rates Using Spatial Statistical Models and GIS

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-45

  Quddus, Mohammed ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accident rate; spatial negative binomial regression models; speed; speed variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872388803     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2012.705232     Document Type: Article

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