Understanding the Factors Influencing Heavy Vehicle Related Fatal and Serious Injuries in Victoria, Australia

Limited number of studies were identified to investigate factors contributing to injury severity of heavy vehicle crashes in Victoria. This gap indicates a key need to further analyse the factors influencing injury severity of heavy vehicle crashes. In this study, an analysis of crash data was conducted using crash data provided by the TAC. The analysis was conducted using descriptive analysis, chi-square test and the binary probit model. Results showed that time of day, crash type, road pavement condition, crash location, speed limit, age, license type, restraint usage and vehicle type were the factors significantly affecting the serious injury outcomes.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Sobhani, A
  • Makwasha, T
  • Carslake, J
  • Goldsmith, P
  • Nieuwesteeg, M
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2017, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• Publication Date: 2017-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 3p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 10-12 October, Perth, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash causes; Heavy vehicles; Highway engineering; Human factors; Injuries; Injury severity; Vehicle characteristics
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Crash analysis; Crash cause; Human factors; Injury severity; Road engineering; Vehicle type
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 1602: Fatality; 1236: Lorry; 1623: Severity (accid, injury)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01661816
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 1 2018 10:08AM