Investigation of the impact of low cost traffic engineering measures on road safety in urban areas

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 181-189

  Yannis, George ^a   Kondyli, Alexandra ^a   Georgopoulou, Xenia ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

before and after analysis; large comparison groups; low cost traffic engineering measures; speed humps; traffic calming; urban road safety; woonerfs

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CITY; ECONOMICS; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GREECE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; BEHAVIOR; CITIES; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GREECE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902825967     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2013.796387     Document Type: Article

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