Application of a random effects negative binomial model to examine tram-involved crash frequency on route sections in Melbourne, Australia

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 15-21

  Naznin, Farhana ^a   Currie, Graham ^a   Logan, David ^a   Sarvi, Majid ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Random effects negative binomial model; Safety; Tram involved crash frequency

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BINS; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CRASH FREQUENCY; MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL MODELS; OPERATING ENVIRONMENT; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; SAFETY PERFORMANCE; SERVICE FREQUENCY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION;

TROLLEY CARS;

AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; RAILWAY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; RAILROADS; SAFETY;

EID: 84961942647     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2016.03.012     Document Type: Article

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