Exploring the Role of Human Behavior in Road Crash Occurrence through Analysis of Crash Variability in Highly Similar Road Environments
Publication: International Conference on Transportation and Development 2024
ABSTRACT
Crashes occur due to the influence of the interaction between three factors: humans, vehicles, and the road environment. However, the human factor is often found to be the most dominant factor responsible for crash occurrences. The objective of this study is to assess the contribution of human behavior to the occurrence of road crashes by analyzing crash occurrence in highly similar road environments. Homogeneity in the road environment was achieved by clustering road segments with highly similar characteristics and by controlling the effect of vehicle-related factors, and the variation in crash occurrence between and within clusters was assessed to explore the role of human behavior. The approach developed in this study can be used to understand the variability of the human factor and its contribution to crash occurrence without knowing drivers’ actual behavior. Furthermore, the results can be applied by road management authorities to mitigate road crashes and to prioritize and select appropriate interventions.
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International Conference on Transportation and Development 2024
Pages: 249 - 260
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Published online: Jun 13, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Accidents
- Business management
- Driver behavior
- Highway and road management
- Highway transportation
- Highways and roads
- Human and behavioral factors
- Infrastructure
- Pavements
- Practice and Profession
- Public administration
- Public health and safety
- Traffic accidents
- Traffic engineering
- Traffic management
- Transportation engineering
- Vehicle-pavement interaction
- Vehicles
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