A new access density definition and its correlation with crash rates by microscopic traffic simulation method

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-122

  Huang, Bing ^a   Zhang, Yu ^b   Lu, Linjun ^c   Lu, Jian John ^b  

^a Century Engineering Inc   (United States)

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Access density; Access weight; Simulation; Traffic safety; Traffic speed variation

Indexed keywords

ACCESS WEIGHT; CONSULTING COMPANIES; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAFFIC SPEED;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY PLANNING; SPEED; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION;

ACCESS DENSITY; ACCESS WEIGHT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAFFIC SPEED VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS DENSITY; ACCESS WEIGHT; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAFFIC SPEED VARIATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FLORIDA; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84891056487     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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