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Effects of Red Light Cameras on Violations and Crashes: A Review of the International Literature

Richard A. Retting Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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Susan A. Ferguson Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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A. Shalom Hakkert Transportation Research Institute, Technion City, Haifa, Israel
Pages 17-23 | Published online: 15 Sep 2010

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