Fishing for Safety Information in Murky Waters
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 131, Issue 5
Abstract
There is a large and growing literature on road safety. Unfortunately, not all that is published is sound. This puts on the reader the onus of deciding what to believe. To help the reader, three common sources of error are discussed in this article. However, one cannot make the reader into an expert on research method. The main remedy is in improved peer review.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 5 • May 2005
Pages: 340 - 344
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Oct 21, 2003
Accepted: May 25, 2004
Published online: May 1, 2005
Published in print: May 2005
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