Animal-vehicle collisions in Texas: How to protect travelers and animals on roadways

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 131, Issue , 2019, Pages 157-170

  Wilkins, Devin C ^a   Kockelman, Kara M ^a   Jiang, Nan ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal detection systems; Animal vehicle collisions; Benefit cost analysis; Crashes; Fencing; Overpasses; Texas; Underpasses; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; ANIMALS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; OVERPASSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNDERPASSES; VEHICLES;

BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; CRASHES; DETECTION SYSTEM; FENCING; TEXAS; VEHICLE COLLISIONS; WILDLIFE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RURAL POPULATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEXAS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CATTLE; DOGS; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85068160518     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2019.05.030     Document Type: Article

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