Investigation of longitudinal pavement marking retroreflectivity and safety

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2337, 2013, Pages 59-66

  Carlson, Paul J ^a   Park, Eun Sug ^a   Kang, Dong Hun ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY MARKINGS; ROAD AND STREET MARKINGS;

CENTERLINES; EDGE LINES; MICHIGAN; PAVEMENT MARKINGS; RETROREFLECTIVITY MEASUREMENTS;

PAVEMENTS;

EID: 84890443913     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2337-08     Document Type: Article

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