Safety Performance Indicators for Local Rural Roads: A Comprehensive Procedure from Low Cost Data Survey to Accident Prediction Model By: Salvatore Cafiso Associate Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Catania Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy Phone: +39 0957382213 Fax: +39 0957382247 E-mail: dcafiso@dica.unict.it Alessandro Di Graziano Ph.D., P. Eng. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Catania Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy Phone: +39 0957382215 Fax: +39 0957382247 E-mail: adigraziano@dica.unict.it Giacomo Di Silvestro Ph.D. Candidate, P. Eng. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Catania Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy Phone: +39 0957382211 Fax: +39 0957382247 E-mail: gdisilve@dica.unict.it Grazia La Cava Ph.D., P. Eng. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Catania Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy Phone: +39 0957382223 Fax: +39 0957382247 E-mail: glacava@dica.unict.it Submission date: 01 August 2007 Words count: 4,721 + 250×10 = 7,221