Evaluating Safety at Railway Level Crossings with Microsimulation Modeling
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Safety at Level Crossings
Every year, more than 400 people are killed in over 1200 accidents at road-rail level crossings in the European Union. Together with tunnels and specific road black spots, level crossings (LC) have been identified as being a particular weak point in road infrastructure, seriously jeopardizing road safety. Safety at LC is a single part of a wider picture of transport safety within the whole tran...
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عنوان ژورنال: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0361-1981,2169-4052
DOI: 10.3141/2298-08