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1 online resource. |
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text file |
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Transportation issues, policies and R&D
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Transportation issues, policies and R&D series.
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
ROAD AND TRAFFIC SAFETY: PRACTICES, ROLE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS; ROAD AND TRAFFIC SAFETY: PRACTICES, ROLE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: CLOSING THE GAP IN RURAL AND URBAN ROAD DEATHS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; OVERVIEW OF RURAL SAFETY; FACTORS AND CHALLENGES CONTRIBUTING TO RURAL FATALITIES; RURAL SAFETY STRATEGIES; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: TRAFFIC SAFETY AT ROUNDABOUTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE RESEARCH PROJECT |
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RISK FACTORS FOR SAFETY AT ROUNDABOUTSUSE OF VIDEO ANALYSIS OF CONFLICT SITUATIONS FOR THE EVALUATION OF ROUNDABOUTS; ROUNDABOUT SAFETY EVALUATION; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: SISVOD: SENSING AND INTERVENTION SYSTEM ON VEHICLES TRAVELLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; DETECTION METHOD PROPOSED; HIGHWAY SIGNAL EMITTERS; ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT; NATIONAL EMERGENCY CENTRE; DETAILED OPERATION EXAMPLE; PARTICULAR CASES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE METHOD; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES |
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Chapter 4: ALCOHOL-RELATED ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES IN CROATIAABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Blank Page; INDEX |
| Summary |
The disparity between urban and rural motor vehicle fatalities in the U.S. is well documented in academic research and reports show discrepancy between urban and rural fatalities. However, despite the decline in overall motor vehicle fatalities, the difference between urban and rural fatality rates has stayed relatively consistent. Rural fatalities still account for over half the overall fatalities despite having fewer vehicle miles travelled (VMT) than in urban areas. Therefore, examining the reasons behind the continued discrepancy between urban and rural motor vehicle deaths remains an impo. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Traffic safety.
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Traffic safety. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hughes, Daniel, 1971-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hughes, Daniel Road and Traffic Safety : Practices, Role of Human Behavior and Effective Programs Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,c2014 9781634631150 |
| ISBN |
9781634631464 electronic book |
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1634631463 electronic book |
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9781634631150 |
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1634631153 |
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