Analysis of fatal train-pedestrian collisions in metropolitan Chicago 2004-2012

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 217-228

  Savage, Ian ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago; Pedestrians; Railroad; Safety; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; POPULATION STATISTICS; RAILROADS;

CHICAGO; METROPOLITAN AREA; PASSENGER TRAIN; PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS; PEDESTRIANS; POPULATION DENSITIES; SUICIDE; UNINTENTIONAL DEATHS;

PASSENGER CARS;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLINOIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PEDESTRIAN; POPULATION DENSITY; RAILWAY; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBURBAN POPULATION; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRENDS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHICAGO; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDESTRIANS; POPULATION DENSITY; RAILROADS; SAFETY; SUBURBAN POPULATION; SUICIDE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947240729     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.11.005     Document Type: Article

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