Effects of neighborhood street patterns on traffic collision frequency

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-253

  Rifaat, Shakil ^a   Tay, Richard ^a   Perez, Alex ^a   Barros, Alex De ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grid; Lollipop; Negative binomial model; Street pattern; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977940602     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439960903328595     Document Type: Article

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