Severity distribution functions for freeway segments

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2398, 2013, Pages 19-27

  Geedipally, Srinivas ^a   Bonneson, James ^b   Pratt, Michael ^a   Lord, Dominique ^c  

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

^b Kittelson and Associates Inc   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; HIGHWAY PLANNING; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CRASH SEVERITY; DESIGN ELEMENTS; DISTRIBUTION-FUNCTIONS; FATAL CRASHES; FREEWAY SAFETIES; FREEWAY SEGMENTS; MODIFICATION FACTORS; PREDICTION FUNCTION; RUMBLE STRIPS; SAFETY PREDICTION;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

EID: 84896936766     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2398-03     Document Type: Article

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