Macroscopic models for accident prediction at railroad grade crossings: Comparisons with U.S. Department of Transportation accident prediction formula

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2476, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-93

  Medina, Juan C ^a   Benekohal, Rahim F ^b  

^a B106 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; LOCATION; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD CROSSINGS;

'CURRENT; ACCIDENT FREQUENCY; ACCIDENT LOCATION; ACCIDENT PREDICTION; GRADE CROSSING; MACROSCOPIC MODELLING; MODEL COEFFICIENT; NORMALIZING CONSTANTS; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION;

RAILROADS;

EID: 84975868992     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: 21694052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2476-12     Document Type: Article

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