A mixed logit analysis of motorists' right-of-way violation in motorcycle accidents at priority T-junctions

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 565-573

  Pai, Chih Wei ^a   Hwang, Kevin P ^a   Saleh, Wafaa ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gap acceptance accident; Mixed logit model; Priority T junction; Right of way violation

Indexed keywords

CRASH TYPES; GAP-ACCEPTANCE ACCIDENT; LIGHT CONDITIONS; LOGIT MODELS; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES; MIXED LOGIT; MIXED LOGIT MODEL; MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS; NON-UNIFORM; PARAMETER ESTIMATES; PRIORITY T-JUNCTION; RANDOM PARAMETERS; RIGHT-OF-WAY VIOLATION; SAFETY CONCERNS; SINGLE PARAMETERS; T-INTERSECTIONS; UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITIES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; MOTORCYCLES;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; MOTORCYCLE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; MOTORCYCLES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849089394     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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