Analyzing the Relationships between the Number of Deaths in Road Accidents and the Work Travel Mode Choice at the City Level

Currently, several efforts and strategies are used to reduce deaths in road accidents. However, only a few studies have considered the effectiveness of work travel mode choice on the number of accident-related fatalities at the city level. This study introduces a city-level (across cities) model to estimate the relationships between the number of deaths in road accidents (as the dependent variable) and several work travel mode choice indicators, including walking, cycling and public transport (as independent variables). Generalized linear modeling (GLM), which is a common technique for modeling crash data, was used to estimate this relationship. Data sets from various European cities were used to develop this city level model. Overall, the percentages of the journeys to work by public transport, motorcycle, bicycle and foot were effective variables in the model.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2014.09.015
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753514002252
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Moeinaddini, Mehdi
  • Asadi-Shekari, Zohreh
  • Sultan, Zahid
  • Zaly Shah, Muhammad
• Publication Date: 2015-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 249-254
• Serial:
  • Safety Science
  • Volume: 72
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0925-7535
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09257535

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycling; Commuting; Crash characteristics; Crash injuries; Fatalities; Mathematical models; Motorcycling; Public transit; Transportation modes; Urban areas; Walking
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01545531
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 26 2014 3:07PM