Evaluating the impact of bike network indicators on cyclist safety using macro-level collision prediction models

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 97, Issue , 2016, Pages 28-37

  Osama, Ahmed ^a   Sayed, Tarek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bike kilometers travelled; Bike network indicators; Cyclist Vehicle collisions; Graph theory; Macro level collision prediction models

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; FORECASTING; GRAPH THEORY; ROADS AND STREETS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; VEHICLES;

BAYESIAN TECHNIQUES; BIKE KILOMETERS TRAVELLED; COLLISION PREDICTION MODEL; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; NETWORK CONNECTIVITY; NETWORK STRUCTURES; TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ZONES; VEHICLE COLLISIONS;

BICYCLES;

BAYES THEOREM; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CITY; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INJURIES; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BAYES THEOREM; BICYCLING; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; SAFETY;

EID: 84989361119     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2016.08.010     Document Type: Article

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