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Title:

Weather-Related Crashes on Public Land

Abstract:

This research examines weather and road conditions related to traffic crashes on Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service land in three states: Idaho, Oregon, and California. Idaho seems to have particularly severe crases during bad weather on public lands when all roads on public lands are compared with other rural Idaho state and federal highways. Oregon's comparable weather-related crashes do not show such severe crashes in poor weather or road conditions. Weather-related crash differences appear non-significant for California's public and private lands.

Source(s):

Doctoral Dissertation, George Mason University

http://mars.gmu.edu/bitstream/handle/1920/2849/L_MooreDissertation.pdf;sequence=1

Date: 2007

Author:

Moore

Keywords:


Visibility
Crashes
Safety
Costs

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