This paper reports on the factors associated with non-fatal urban-road accident severity. Data on accidents were gathered from the local traffic police in the City of Palermo, one of the six most populated cities in Italy. Findings from a mixed-effects logistic-regression model suggest that accident severity increases when two young drivers are involved, road traffic conditions are light/normal and when vehicles crash on a two-way road or carriageway. Speeding is more likely to cause slight or serious injury even when compared to a vehicle moving towards the opposite direction of traffic. An accident during the summer is more likely to result in a slight or serious injury than an accident during the winter, which is in line with evidence from Southern Europe and the Middle East. Finally, the severity of non-fatal accident injuries in an urban area of Southern Europe was significantly associated with speeding, the age of the driver and seasonality.
http://hdl.handle.net/11386/4703965
Titolo: | Factors associated with urban non-fatal road-accident severity |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2018 |
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Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11386/4703965 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1.1 Articolo su rivista con DOI |