%0 Journal Article
%T Development of a transnational accident prediction model
%J Transportation research procedia
%D 2016
%A La Torre, Francesca
%A Domenichini, Lorenzo
%A Meocci, Monica
%A Graham, Daniel
%A Karathodorou, Niovi
%A Richter, Thomas
%A Ruhl, Stephan
%A Yannis, George
%A Dragomanovits, Anastasios
%A Laiou, Alexandra
%V 14
%N 
%P 1772-1781
%X 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 "local" 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>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publications
%@ 2352-1465
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.143