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Lane changing increases rear-end crash risk, especially in congested traffic.

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
Crash Risk Estimation Due to Lane Changing: A Data-Driven Approach Using Naturalistic Data
Vishal Mahajan, Christos Katrakazas, Constantinos Antoniou

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