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Risk to workers or vehicle damage: What makes drivers slow down in work zones?

Ashim Kumar Debnatha School of Engineering, Deakin University, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5439-7267View further author information
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Narelle Haworthb Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ross Blackmanb Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7958-543XView further author information
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Pages 177-181 | Received 19 Aug 2020, Accepted 15 Jan 2021, Published online: 10 Feb 2021

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