Risk factors affecting fatal bus accident severity: Their impact on different types of bus drivers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 29-39

  Feng, Shumin ^a   Li, Zhenning ^a   Ci, Yusheng ^a   Zhang, Guohui ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident severity; Bus fatal accident; Cluster analysis; Ordered logistic model; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BUS DRIVERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRASHWORTHINESS; LAND USE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

ACCIDENT SEVERITY; FATAL ACCIDENTS; ICE SURFACE CONDITION; K-MEANS CLUSTER ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEANS OF TRANSPORTATIONS; NUMBER OF VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944870315     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.09.025     Document Type: Article

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