Overview of traffic safety aspects and design in road tunnels

IATSS Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-46

  Bassan, Shy ^a  

^a Amy Metom Engineers and Consultants Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Crash; Risk; Road tunnel; Tunnel length; Tunnel safety; Tunnel zones

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; CRASHWORTHINESS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; HIGHWAY PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; ROADS AND STREETS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; TRANSPORTATION;

CLOSED ENVIRONMENT; CRASH; DRIVING ENVIRONMENT; HIGHWAY ALIGNMENT; ROAD TUNNEL; TUNNEL ALIGNMENTS; TUNNEL ENVIRONMENTS; TUNNEL SAFETY;

TUNNELS;

EID: 84959539137     PISSN: 03861112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iatssr.2016.02.002     Document Type: Review

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