Modeling Injury Severity of Young Drivers Using Highway Crash Data from Kansas
Young drivers have higher motor vehicle crash rates compared to other drivers, and understanding the reasons for this would help to improve safety. This study, therefore, investigated characteristics and contributory causes of young-driver crashes and developed multinomial logit models to identify severity affecting factors. It was found that teen drivers were more likely to be involved in crashes due to failure to give time and attention and falling asleep. Among other factors, alcohol involvement, not wearing a seat belt, driving without a valid license, having restrictions on driver’s license, and involvement in off-roadway crashes were factors that increased young-driver injury severity. Based on identified factors, countermeasure ideas for improving safety have also been suggested.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Reprinted with permission of the Transportation Research Forum.
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Authors:
- Amarasingha, Niranga
- Dissanayake, Sunanda
- Publication Date: 2013
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 5-22
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Serial:
- Journal of the Transportation Research Forum
- Volume: 52
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Transportation Research Forum
- ISSN: 1046-1469
- Serial URL: https://trforum.org/journal-of-the-trf/
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Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash characteristics; Crash data; Injury severity; Multinomial logits; Teenage drivers
- Geographic Terms: Kansas
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01484202
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 18 2013 12:55PM