Integrating observational and traffic simulation models for priority ranking of unsafe intersections

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2280, 2012, Pages 118-126

  Shahdah, Usama ^a   Saccomanno, Frank ^a   Persaud, Bhagwant ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS;

CRASH HISTORY; INTEGRATED MODELING; MODEL-BASED OPC; NEAR-MISSES; OBSERVATIONAL MODELS; PRIORITY RANKINGS; SAFETY PROBLEMS; TRAFFIC CONFLICTS; TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODEL; VEHICLE INTERACTIONS;

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 84892381599     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2280-13     Document Type: Article

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