Identifying Hazardous Roadways and Analyzing Severity of Motorcycle Crashes in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
During the period between 2000 and 2012, the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) experienced 960 motorcycle crashes out of the 1,987 crashes, with 36 fatal, and 479 incapacitating injuries. A steady increase of crashes followed by a drop-in rate, while the crash rate reached at around 90 crashes per year. Crash history suggested an increase of crashes during summer season. Top ten roadways were selected based on frequency and severity of crashes. Angle type crashes were the common types observed and also identified as vulnerable for injury crashes by binary logistic regression. Young male motorcyclists with an age ranging of 20–30 were considered more prone to engage in a motorcycle crash but did not find as effective in logistic regression. Careless driving was the most crucial cause of the injury crashes in Anchorage. A curve with a level roadway and with no traffic measures found influential to injury motorcycle crashes.
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- © 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Abaza, Osama
- Chowdhury, Tanay Datta
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Conference:
- International Conference on Transportation and Development 2018
- Location: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States
- Date: 2018-7-15 to 2018-7-18
- Publication Date: 2018-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 210-220
- Monograph Title: International Conference on Transportation and Development 2018: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Transportation Safety
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash characteristics; Crash severity; Highway factors in crashes; Motorcyclists
- Geographic Terms: Anchorage (Alaska)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01867087
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780784481530
- Files: TRIS, ASCE
- Created Date: Dec 13 2022 10:05AM