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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 |