DRIVER DATA AS A PREDICTOR OF CRASH INVOLVEMENT: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEAVY TRUCK OPERATORS VERSUS OTHER DRIVERS
Data from the National Accident Sampling System (NASS) are used to construct linear regression models with prior recorded accidents as the dependent variable. Independent variables investigated include driver age, miles of driving experience, prior moving violation convictions of several types, and driver training history. The distribution of the NASS data were found to be generally consistent with previously reported research. The results of univariate and multivariate analyses demonstrate that heavy truck drivers form a discrete subset of all accident-involved drivers, whose accident history is more reliably predicted by a more parsimonious model as compared to drivers of other vehicle types.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, October 8-10, 1984.
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Corporate Authors:
American Association for Automotive Medicine
P.O. Box 222
Morton Grove, IL United States 60053 -
Authors:
- Mitter, E L
- Vilardo, F J
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Conference:
- 28th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
- Location: Denver Colorado, United States
- Date: 1984-10-8 to 1984-10-10
- Publication Date: 1984
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 111-121
- Monograph Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, DENVER, COLORADO, USA, OCTOBER 8-10, 1984. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Alternatives analysis; Crash rates; Crashes; Driver training; Drivers; Forecasting; Knowledge; Linear regression analysis; Mathematical models; Moving violations; Multivariate analysis; Statistical analysis; Truck drivers
- Identifier Terms: National Accident Sampling System
- Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis; Driver age; Experience; Mileage; Univariate analysis
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00395800
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM