The effect of traffic and road characteristics on road safety: A review and future research direction

Safety Science

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 264-275

  Wang, Chao ^a   Quddus, Mohammed A ^b   Ison, Stephen G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAR ACCIDENTS; EFFECT OF FACTORS; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; MIXED EFFECTS; QUALITY OF DATA; RELATED FACTORS; ROAD SAFETY; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; RESEARCH; ROADS AND STREETS; RURAL AREAS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; REVIEW; ROAD HORIZONTAL CURVATURE; ROAD SAFETY; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 84876312024     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.02.012     Document Type: Review

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