Are signalized intersections with cycle tracks safer? A case-control study based on automated surrogate safety analysis using video data

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 161-172

  Zangenehpour, Sohail ^a   Strauss, Jillian ^a   Miranda Moreno, Luis F ^a   Saunier, Nicolas ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycle track; Cyclist safety; Random effects model; Surrogate safety measure; Video analysis

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; INTERSECTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; TRAFFIC CONTROL; VEHICLES; VIDEO RECORDING;

CYCLE TRACK; CYCLIST SAFETY; RANDOM EFFECTS MODEL; SAFETY MEASURES; VIDEO ANALYSIS;

SPORTING GOODS;

ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INJURIES; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUEBEC; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BICYCLING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUEBEC; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84946593587     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.10.025     Document Type: Article

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