Prediction of motorcyclist traffic crashes in Cartagena (Colombia): development of a safety performance function

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 55, Number 3, May-June 2021


Page(s)		1257 - 1278
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2021055
Published online		11 May 2021

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