Analyzing crash frequency in freeway tunnels: A correlated random parameters approach

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 111, Issue , 2018, Pages 94-100

  Hou, Qinzhong ^a,b   Tarko, Andrew P ^b   Meng, Xianghai ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlated random parameters model; Negative binomial model; Pavement condition; Tunnel design; Tunnel traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILES; BINS; FRICTION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PAVEMENTS; RANDOM PROCESSES; ROADS AND STREETS; TRUCKS;

NEGATIVE BINOMIAL MODELS; PAVEMENT CONDITION; RANDOM PARAMETERS; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TUNNEL DESIGN;

TUNNELS;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; RISK; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHINA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK; SAFETY;

EID: 85035794512     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2017.11.018     Document Type: Article

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