The effects of drivers' behavior on driver-injury severities in Iran: An application of the mixed-logit model

Scientia Iranica

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2429-2440

  Behnood, A ^a   Modiri Gharehveran, M ^a   Roshandeh, A M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver injury severity; Interprovincial routes; Mixed logit model; Unobserved heterogeneity; Unsafe driving

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; RANDOM PROCESSES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DRIVER INJURY SEVERITIES; INTERPROVINCIAL ROUTES; MIXED LOGIT MODELS; UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY; UNSAFE DRIVING;

ACCIDENTS;

COLLISION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; INJURY; LOGIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; ROAD TRAFFIC; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; VELOCITY; ERRATIC; PARAMETERIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

IRAN;

EID: 85007281750     PISSN: 10263098     EISSN: 23453605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24200/sci.2016.2302     Document Type: Article

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