Comprehensive analysis of single- and multi-vehicle large truck at-fault crashes on rural and urban roadways in Alabama

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-158

  Islam, Samantha ^a   Jones, Steven L ^b   Dye, Daniel ^b  

^a University of South Alabama   (United States)

^b The University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Large truck at fault crashes; Multi vehicle crashes; Random parameter logit models; Rural; Single vehicle crashes; Urban

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELASTICITY; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RURAL AREAS; TRANSPORTATION; TRUCKS;

AT FAULTS; LOGIT MODELS; MULTI-VEHICLES; SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASHES; URBAN;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALABAMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SAFETY; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896919496     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.02.014     Document Type: Article

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