Citation

Ghazizadeh M, Boyle LN. J. Transp. Stat. 2014; 10(1): 15-34.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, U.S. Department of Transportation - BTS)

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Abstract

This study used binary logit models to examine the crash factors that contribute to severe injuries to the drivers across four Midwestern USA states: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The findings regarding the association between many crash factors (e.g., driver's age, gender, seat belt use, and alcohol use) and severe injuries are consistent with previous studies. However, the magnitude of the associations varies greatly with some outcomes not even significant in some states (e.g., adverse weather).

FINDINGS were then compared to those from regional crash estimates using the General Estimates System (GES) and differences were obtained for rural road crashes. The outcomes bring up issues on the appropriateness of implementing safety countermeasures based on geographical regions and underscore the need for standard crash reporting procedures.

Language: en