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Table 2 Model estimation results

From: Bus accident severity and passenger injury: evidence from Denmark

Variables

Characteristics

Threshold between:

0 and 1

1 and 2

2 and 3

Bus driver’s age

24 years old or less

0.318**

0.393**

1.066**

25 years old or morea

Bus driver’s maneuver

Going straighta

Turning rightb

0.557***

0.557***

0.557***

Turning leftb

0.200*

0.200*

0.200*

Standingb

0.625***

0.625***

0.625

Bus driver’s maneuver at intersections

Red or yellow light crossedb

0.190**

0.190**

0.190**

Right of wayb

0.320**

0.320**

0.320**

No traffic controla

Third party involved

Pedestrian

2.410***

2.066***

1.793***

Cyclist

1.583***

1.590***

1.355***

Mopedb

1.600***

1.600***

1.600***

Motorcycleb

1.337***

1.337***

1.337***

Cara

Vanb

0.137*

0.137*

0.137*

Heavy vehiclesb

0.460**

0.460**

0.460**

Objectb

0.422***

0.422***

0.422***

Third party’s age

Less than 45 years olda

45–54 years oldb

0.393***

0.393***

0.393***

55–64 years oldb

0.331***

0.331***

0.331***

65 years old or more

0.393***

0.623***

1.239***

Third party’s behavior

Alcohol consumption

0.727***

0.515***

0.203

No restraint use

0.286***

0.324***

0.372*

Third party’s maneuver

Going straighta

Turning rightb

0.637***

0.637***

0.637***

Turning leftb

0.216*

0.216*

0.216*

Standing and parkingb

0.442*

0.442*

0.442*

Third party’s maneuver at intersection

Red or yellow light crossedb

0.441***

0.441***

0.441***

Right of wayb

0.249*

0.249*

0.249*

Speed limit

50 km/h or lessa

60–70 km/h

0.317**

0.169

0.659**

80 km/h or more

0.834***

0.705***

1.626***

Surface conditions

Drya

Slippery (wet, snow, ice)b

0.162*

0.162*

0.162*

Land use

Residentialb

0.173*

0.173*

0.173*

Commercialb

0.244*

0.244*

0.244*

Industrialb

0.452***

0.452***

0.452***

Open areasa

Time of day

06–09a

09–15b

0.249***

0.249**

0.249**

15–18b

0.134*

0.134*

0.134*

18–06

0.168*

0.496**

0.649**

Year-specific effects

2002a

2003b

0.239

0.239

0.239

2004b

0.080

0.080

0.080

2005b

0.473***

0.473***

0.473***

2006b

0.140

0.140

0.140

2007b

0.148

0.148

0.148

2008b

0.372**

0.372**

0.372**

2009b

0.412**

0.412**

0.412**

2010

0.712***

0.192

0.091

2011

0.925***

0.491**

1.356**

Area-specific effects

Copenhagena

Sealandb

0.079

0.079

0.079

North Jutlandb

0.537***

0.537***

0.537***

MidJutlandb

0.546***

0.546***

0.546***

South Jutlandb

0.004

0.004

0.004

Fynb

0.191

0.191

0.191

Constant

 

1.716***

2.701***

5.169***

Number of observations

3434

Log-likelihood at estimates

2891.62

McFadden rho-square

0.1262

  1. aBase category
  2. bTested constraint for parallel lines
  3. *Significant at the 0.10 level
  4. **Significant at the 0.05 level
  5. ***Significant at the 0.01 level