TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Development of a transnational accident prediction model
JO  - Transportation research procedia
A1  - La Torre, Francesca
A1  - Domenichini, Lorenzo
A1  - Meocci, Monica
A1  - Graham, Daniel
A1  - Karathodorou, Niovi
A1  - Richter, Thomas
A1  - Ruhl, Stephan
A1  - Yannis, George
A1  - Dragomanovits, Anastasios
A1  - Laiou, Alexandra
SP  - 1772
EP  - 1781
VL  - 14
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2352-1465
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.143
ID  - ref1
ER  -