Evaluation of rectangular rapid flash beacon at pinellas trail crossing in Saint Petersburg, Florida

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2314, 2012, Pages 7-13

  Hunter, William ^a   Srinivasan, Raghavan ^a   Martell, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

FAIL SAFES; FLORIDA; PASSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; POLICE ENFORCEMENT; SHARED-USE PATHS; STREET CROSSING;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 84872919718     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2314-02     Document Type: Article

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