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Table 1 Sample characteristics
From: Bus accident severity and passenger injury: evidence from Denmark
Variables | Categories | Percent | Categories | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accident severitya | Damage only | 66.1 % | Severe injury | 15.9 % |
Light injury | 14.4 % | Fatal injury | 3.5 % | |
Bus driver’s agea | 24 years old or less | 1.7 % | 45–54 years old | 31.4 % |
25–34 years old | 10.3 % | 55–64 years old | 26.6 % | |
35–44 years old | 26.3 % | 65 years old or more | 3.8 % | |
Bus driver’s gendera | Male | 86.7 % | Female | 13.3 % |
Bus driver’s intoxicationa | No | 99.3 % | Yes | 0.7 % |
Bus driver’s maneuvera | Straight | 67.0 % | Left turn | 13.8 % |
Right turn | 8.5 % | Standing | 10.7 % | |
Bus driver’s maneuver at intersectionc | Red light crossing | 8.4 % | ||
Yellow light crossing | 2.3 % | Stop or right of way | 24.4 % | |
Green light crossing | 30.9 % | No traffic control | 33.9 % | |
Bus typea | Regular | 70.2 % | Other | 29.8 % |
Accident typea | Single-vehicle | 17.4 % | Multi-vehicle | 82.6 % |
Other party involvedb | Pedestrian | 10.7 % | Car | 51.6 % |
Cyclist | 11.6 % | Van | 6.9 % | |
Moped | 4.3 % | Heavy vehicles | 4.8 % | |
Motorcycle | 1.5 % | Object | 8.7 % | |
Other party’s age (years)b | 24 or less | 23.6 % | 45–54 | 13.7 % |
25–34 | 20.2 % | 55–64 | 11.3 % | |
35–44 | 20.4 % | 65 or more | 10.8 % | |
Other party’s genderb | Male | 64.4 % | Female | 35.6 % |
Other party’s intoxicationb | No | 93.7 % | Yes | 6.3 % |
Other party’s seatbelt useb | No | 31.8 % | Yes | 68.2 % |
Other driver’s maneuverd | Straight | 70.5 % | Left turn | 16.9 % |
Right turn | 7.5 % | Standing | 5.1 % | |
Other driver’s maneuver at intersectionc | Red light crossing | 13.9 % | ||
Yellow light crossing | 2.3 % | Stop or right of way | 24.4 % | |
Green light crossing | 25.5 % | No traffic control | 33.9 % | |
Accident locationa | Section | 49.6 % | Intersection | 50.4 % |
Speed limita | 50 km/h or less | 64.2 % | 70 km/h | 5.9 % |
60 km/h | 10.0 % | 80 km/h or more | 19.9 % | |
Number of lanesa | One | 8.3 % | ||
Two | 65.8 % | Three or more | 25.8 % | |
Light conditionsa | Daylight | 76.5 % | ||
Darkness | 17.6 % | Artificial light | 5.9 % | |
Visibilitya | Yes | 95.1 % | No | 4.9 % |
Surface conditionsa | Dry | 67.7 % | Slippery | 32.3 % |
Weather conditionsa | Good | 82.2 % | Adverse | 17.8 % |
Yeara | 2002 | 12.3 % | 2007 | 11.3 % |
2003 | 12.0 % | 2008 | 8.8 % | |
2004 | 11.1 % | 2009 | 8.2 % | |
2005 | 10.2 % | 2010 | 9.1 % | |
2006 | 9.9 % | 2011 | 7.1 % | |
Seasona | Spring | 23.9 % | Autumn | 25.8 % |
Summer | 25.6 % | Winter | 24.7 % | |
Daya | Weekday | 83.2 % | Weekend | 16.8 % |
Time of daya | 06:00–09:00 | 15.7 % | ||
09:00–15:00 | 39.0 % | 18:00–21:00 | 10.2 % | |
15:00–18:00 | 25.3 % | 21:00–06:00 | 9.8 % | |
Land usea | Residential (sparse) | 15.9 % | ||
Residential (dense) | 27.5 % | Industrial | 11.9 % | |
Commercial | 7.8 % | Open areas | 36.9 % | |
Areaa | Copenhagen | 40.7 % | MidJutland | 18.1 % |
Sealand | 17.6 % | South Jutland | 8.6 % | |
North Jutland | 6.8 % | Fyn | 8.2 % |