Identifying the factors contributing to the severity of truck-involved crashes

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 116-126

  Dong, Chunjiao ^a   Richards, Stephen H ^a   Huang, Baoshan ^a   Jiang, Ximiao ^a  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

crash severity; MNL model; traffic safety; trucks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLASSIFICATION; DRUNKEN DRIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TENNESSEE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WEATHER;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; TENNESSEE; WEATHER;

EID: 84937639013     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2013.844713     Document Type: Article

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