Mixed logit model-based driver injury severity investigations in single- and multi-vehicle crashes on rural two-lane highways

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-115

  Wu, Qiong ^a   Chen, Feng ^b   Zhang, Guohui ^a   Liu, Xiaoyue Cathy ^c   Wang, Hua ^d   Bogus, Susan M ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

^b Tongji University   (China)

^c University of Utah   (United States)

^d HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Injury severity; Mixed logit model; Rural two lane highway; Transferability

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; TRUCKS;

COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; CRASH INJURY SEVERITY; DRIVER INJURY SEVERITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; INJURY SEVERITY; MIXED LOGIT MODELS; TRANSFERABILITY; TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEATBELT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; WEATHER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; RURAL POPULATION; SEAT BELTS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WEATHER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904333483     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.06.014     Document Type: Article

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