A Proposed Method About the Design of Road Signs

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 56-75

  Viganò, Roberto ^a   Rovida, Edoardo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

driving behavior; road users; safety; traffic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918511082     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2014.902413     Document Type: Article

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