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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-17-107    Date:  March 2018
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-17-107
Date: March 2018

 

Identification of High Pedestrian Crash Locations

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This research is sponsored by FHWA as part of the Identification of High Pedestrian Crash Locations/Areas project.

The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers’ names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document.

The research team is grateful to the representatives and staff of the cities and companies that participated in the interviews.

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