Traffic Safety along Tourist Routes in Rural Areas
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چکیده
Yiyi Wang, Ph.D. 3 (Corresponding Author) 4 Assistant Professor 5 Cobleigh Hall 214 6 Civil Engineering Department 7 Montana State University 8 Bozeman, MT 59715 9 Phone: 406-994-6051 10 Fax: 406-994-6105 11 [email protected] 12 13 David Veneziano, Ph.D. 14 Institute for Transportation 15 Iowa State University 16 2711 S. Loop Drive, Suite 4700 17 Ames, IA 50010-8664 18 Phone: 515-294-5480 19 Fax: 515-294-0467 20 [email protected] 21 22 Sam Russell, M.S.C.E., M.P.H., P.E. 23 U.S. National Park Service 24 1201 Eye St, NW 25 Washington, DC 20902 26 Phone: 202-513-7076 27 Fax: 202-371-6675 28 [email protected] 29 30 Ahmed Al-Kaisy, Ph.D., P.E. 31 Professor 32 Civil Engineering Department 33 Montana State University 34 Bozeman, MT 59715 35 Phone: 406-994-6116 36 Fax: 406-994-6105 37 [email protected] 38 39
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