ARTICLE SUMMARY ON ROAD SAFETY

ARTICLE SUMMARY ON ROAD SAFETY

Summarize articles

take notes following these instructions:

    1. Provide the reference information for the article/paper – i.e., authors, title, journal, and such.
    2. Provide the abstract – verbatim is fine – and comment on/discuss whether the abstract accurately portrays the content of the article/paper
    3. Provide the conclusions and comment on/discuss whether these conclusions are supported by the contents of the article/paper
    4. Take notes in the form of bullet points throughout the contents of the article/paper including the literature review, data, method, analysis, and results
    5. Consider the references for each article/paper and note commonalities of these references – i.e., if several or every article/paper you read references the same prior articles/papers, then these prior articles/papers are likely extremely pertinent and should be obtained, if possible, and reviewed as well

Provide a single Word document for the entirety but each article should begin on a new page (use Insert Page Break).

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Yuan, F., Ivan, J., Qin, X., Garrick, N., & Davis, C. (2001). Safety benefits of intersection approach realignment on rural two-lane highways. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (1758), 21-29.

  • In the article, “Safety benefits of intersection approach realignment on rural two-lane highways”, Yuan et al., (2001) illustrate the significance of enhancing safety in the highways.

From the abstract, traffic safety engineers have a great role to play in identifying areas that experience high crashes and suggest highway treatment approaches that would reduce the crashes. New…

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