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Original Articles

Modeling the Frequency of Opposing Left-Turn Conflicts at Signalized Intersections Using Generalized Linear Regression Models

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Pages 645-651 | Received 24 May 2013, Accepted 25 Oct 2013, Published online: 27 May 2014

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