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THE cause of road accidents is a topic which gravely concerns every class of the community, and each attempt to determine the degree to which any one factor operates in promoting road safety deserves general attention. From the point of view of safe driving, it is probable that there is an ideal width of road for each set of traffic conditions and that, at a certain traffic density, the division of the roadway into separate ‘up’ and ‘down’ tracks becomes advisable.
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Road Width and Accidents. Nature 136, 561 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136561a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136561a0