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Activity Number:
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431
- Contributed Poster Presentations: Transportation Statistics Interest Group
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Transportation Statistics Interest Group
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Abstract #330075
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Title:
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Analysis of Crashes at Intersections Involving Pedestrians and Bicyclists
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Author(s):
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Peter Hovey* and Deogratias W. Eustace and Abdulaziz W. Alshehri
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Companies:
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University of Dayton and University Of Dayton and University Of Dayton
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Keywords:
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traffic accidents;
pedestrian ;
bicyclists;
logistic regression
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Abstract:
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Vulnerable road users (VRUs) such as pedestrians and bicyclists, also known as non-motorists, are vulnerable due to lack of protection in traffic. They are even more vulnerable at inteserctions due to increased exposure and conflicts with motor vehicles whose paths have to cross each other. The main objective of this thesis study was to determine factors that contribute significantly to the crash severity of intersection-related crashes involving motor vehicles and the vulnerable road users. When a motor vehicle crashes with a non-motorist road user, the non-motorist road user sustains the higher injury levels. Based on the objectives of this study, a three-year crash database from January 2013 to December 2015 acquired from the Ohio Department of Public Safety was utilized for this analysis. The logistic stepwise selection procedure was used to identify variables that contribute to increasing bicyclist and pedestrian-related crash severity levels.
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Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
