An insight into the performance of road barriers − redistribution of barrier-relevant crashes

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 152-161

  Zou, Yaotian ^a   Tarko, Andrew P ^b  

^a Plymouth Rock Management Company of New Jersey   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier offset; Cable barrier; Concrete barrier; Crash type; Guardrail; Hazardous event; Median barrier; Multinomial logistic regression with a variable outcome set; Roadside barrier; Roadside safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CABLES; CONCRETES; CRASHWORTHINESS; GUARD RAILS; HAZARDS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; OFF ROAD VEHICLES; PROBABILITY; ROADS AND STREETS; ROADSIDES; SAFETY ENGINEERING; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

BARRIER OFFSET; CABLE BARRIER; CONCRETE BARRIERS; CRASH TYPE; HAZARDOUS EVENTS; MEDIAN BARRIERS; OUTCOME SETS; ROADSIDE BARRIERS; ROADSIDE SAFETIES;

ACCIDENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIANA; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROBABILITY; PROTECTION; SAFETY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INDIANA; LOGISTIC MODELS; PROBABILITY; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84982106400     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2016.07.022     Document Type: Article

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