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OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER

Modeling and Comparing Injury Severity of At-Fault and Not At-Fault Drivers in Crashes

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Publication Type:
Article
Abstract:

This paper examines and compares the effect of selected variables on driver injury severity of, both, at-fault and not at-fault drivers. Data from the Highway Safety Information System (HSIS) for the state of North Carolina was used for analysis and modeling. A partial proportional odds model was developed to examine the effect of each variable on injury severity of at-fault driver and not at-fault driver, and, to examine how each variable affects these two drivers' injury severity differently. Road characteristics, weather condition, and geometric characteristics were observed to have a similar effect on injury severity in a crash to at-fault and not at-fault drivers. Age of the driver, physical condition, gender, vehicle type, and, the number and type of traffic rule violations were observed to play a significant role in the injury severity of not at-fault drivers when compared to at-fault drivers in the crash. Moreover, motorcyclists and drivers 70 years or older are observed to be the most vulnerable road users.

Publishing Date:
November 2018
FHWA Program(s):
Research
Safety
AMRP Program(s):
Safety Data and Analysis
FHWA Activities:
Highway Safety Information System
Subject Area:
Safety and Human Factors