The Impact of Aggressive Driving Behavior on Driver-Injury Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Accidents
The effect of aggressive driving behavior on driver’s injury severity is analyzed by considering a comprehensive set of variables at highway-rail grade crossings in the US. In doing so, we are able to use a mixed logit modelling approach; the study explores the determinants of driver-injury severity...
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| description | The effect of aggressive driving behavior on driver’s injury severity is analyzed by considering a comprehensive set of variables at highway-rail grade crossings in the US. In doing so, we are able to use a mixed logit modelling approach; the study explores the determinants of driver-injury severity with and without aggressive driving behaviors at highway-rail grade crossings. Significant differences exist between drivers’ injury severity with and without aggressive driving behaviors at highway-rail grade crossings. The level of injury for younger male drivers increases a lot if they are with aggressive driving behavior. In addition, driving during peak-hour is found to be a statistically significant predictor of high level injury severity with aggressive driving behavior. Moreover, environmental factors are also found to be statistically significant. The increased level of injury severity accidents happened for drivers with aggressive driving behavior in the morning peak (6-9 am), and the probability of fatality increases in both snow and fog condition. Driving in open space area is also found to be a significant factor of high level injury severity with aggressive driving behaviors. Bad weather conditions are found to increase the probability of drivers’ high level injury severity for drivers with aggressive driving behaviors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ebfec7eb919b4c1092bc1f42a7ffeb2b2025-02-03T01:29:57ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952018-01-01201810.1155/2018/98414989841498The Impact of Aggressive Driving Behavior on Driver-Injury Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings AccidentsChangxi Ma0Wei Hao1Wang Xiang2Wei Yan3School of Traffic and Transportation, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong KongThe effect of aggressive driving behavior on driver’s injury severity is analyzed by considering a comprehensive set of variables at highway-rail grade crossings in the US. In doing so, we are able to use a mixed logit modelling approach; the study explores the determinants of driver-injury severity with and without aggressive driving behaviors at highway-rail grade crossings. Significant differences exist between drivers’ injury severity with and without aggressive driving behaviors at highway-rail grade crossings. The level of injury for younger male drivers increases a lot if they are with aggressive driving behavior. In addition, driving during peak-hour is found to be a statistically significant predictor of high level injury severity with aggressive driving behavior. Moreover, environmental factors are also found to be statistically significant. The increased level of injury severity accidents happened for drivers with aggressive driving behavior in the morning peak (6-9 am), and the probability of fatality increases in both snow and fog condition. Driving in open space area is also found to be a significant factor of high level injury severity with aggressive driving behaviors. Bad weather conditions are found to increase the probability of drivers’ high level injury severity for drivers with aggressive driving behaviors.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9841498 |
| spellingShingle | Changxi Ma Wei Hao Wang Xiang Wei Yan The Impact of Aggressive Driving Behavior on Driver-Injury Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Accidents Journal of Advanced Transportation |
| title | The Impact of Aggressive Driving Behavior on Driver-Injury Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Accidents |
| title_full | The Impact of Aggressive Driving Behavior on Driver-Injury Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Accidents |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Aggressive Driving Behavior on Driver-Injury Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Accidents |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Aggressive Driving Behavior on Driver-Injury Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Accidents |
| title_short | The Impact of Aggressive Driving Behavior on Driver-Injury Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Accidents |
| title_sort | impact of aggressive driving behavior on driver injury severity at highway rail grade crossings accidents |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9841498 |
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