Research Article
Track Behavior and Crash Risk Analysis of Passenger Cars on Hairpin Curves of Two-Lane Mountain Roads
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Track patterns at left-hand hairpin curves. (a) Pattern IL: traveling in the legal lane; (b) pattern IIL: cutting a curve at the exit; (c) pattern IIIL: occupying the opposite lane at curve entrance and occupying the shoulder when leaving the turn; (d) pattern IVL: cutting a curve at the middle; (e) pattern VL: cutting curve at the entrance; (f) following the road centerline.
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