Road Safety: Discussion of State of Practice
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 131, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper presents an overview of current issues in road safety, describes some promising areas of research and provides an introduction for the papers contained in this special issue of the Journal of Transportation Engineering.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 5 • May 2005
Pages: 329 - 332
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Received: Feb 7, 2005
Accepted: Feb 7, 2005
Published online: May 1, 2005
Published in print: May 2005
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