@article{ref1,
title="Development of a transnational accident prediction model",
journal="Transportation research procedia",
year="2016",
author="La Torre, Francesca and Domenichini, Lorenzo and Meocci, Monica and Graham, Daniel and Karathodorou, Niovi and Richter, Thomas and Ruhl, Stephan and Yannis, George and Dragomanovits, Anastasios and Laiou, Alexandra",
volume="14",
number="",
pages="1772-1781",
abstract="The PRACT Project (Predicting Road ACcidents - a Transferable methodology across Europe) is an ongoing project aimed at developing a European accident prediction model structure that could, with proper calibration, be applied to different European road networks.   The core principles behind the PRACT project structure are that: • it is unrealistic to think that one unique Accident Prediction Model (APM) model with a unique set of Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) can actually be developed, valid for all Europe and for all the different type of networks; • the development of a specific APM model and a set of CMFs based on local data is extremely time consuming and expensive and requires data and experience that most road administrations do not have; • the development of &quot;local&quot; CMFs only based on historical local data prevents the possibility of evaluating the effectiveness of new technologies.   The PRACT project addresses these issues by developing a practical guideline and a user friendly tool that will allow for an easier implementation of APMs and CMFs in different countries and on different road networks.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2352-1465",
doi="10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.143",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.143"
}