A tool for safety evaluations of road improvements

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 277-288

  Peltola, Harri ^a   Rajamäki, Riikka ^a   Luoma, Juha ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Effect; Evaluation; Tools; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREDICTION; ACCIDENT PREDICTION MODEL; EFFECT; EVALUATION; MODIFICATION FACTORS; ROAD INFRASTRUCTURES; SAFETY EVALUATIONS; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TOOLS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST-EFFECTIVENESS; EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; EVALUATION STUDY; FINLAND; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOOLS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

COST-EFFECTIVENESS; EFFECT; EVALUATION; TOOLS; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EUROPEAN UNION; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84887070939     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.04.008     Document Type: Article

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