Research Article

Discovering Insightful Rules among Truck Crash Characteristics using Apriori Algorithm

Table 4

Association rules by segment types.

LHSRHSItemsetαβLift

{Median: fixed wall (127 cm), Region: Daegu, Route: Gyeongbu-line, Vertical alignment: no slope}{Segment: mainline}5-itemset0.02001.00001.6127
{Horizontal alignment: straight, Median: fixed wall (127 cm), Number of vehicles: multi-vehicle involved, Route: Gyeongbu-line, Vertical alignment: no slope}6-itemset0.02610.99801.6094
{Level: D, Median: fixed wall (81 cm), Number of vehicles: multi-vehicle involved, Shoulder: guardrail}5-itemset0.02280.99771.6090
{Horizontal alignment: straight, Median: fixed wall (127 cm), Number of vehicles: multi-vehicle involved, Route: Gyeongbu-line, Weather: fine}6-itemset0.02180.99761.6088
{Driver age: 20s, Median: fixed wall (127 cm), Number of vehicles: multi-vehicle involved, Vehicle type: cargo truck}5-itemset0.02070.99751.6086

{Cause: over-speeding, Crash type: vehicle-facility, Median: no median, Number of vehicles: single vehicle, Vehicle type: cargo truck}{Segment: ramp}6-itemset0.02150.75185.7603
{Cause: over-speeding, Crash type: vehicle -facility, Level: D, Median: no median, Number of vehicles: single vehicle}6-itemset0.02420.75085.7524
{Cause: over-speeding, Level: D, Median: no median, Number of vehicles: single vehicle}5-itemset0.02620.75005.7462
{Cause: over-speeding, Crash type: vehicle -facility, Median: no median, Number of vehicles: single vehicle}5-itemset0.02940.74775.7283
{Cause: over-speeding, Level: D, Median: no median, Number of vehicles: single vehicle, Shoulder: no guardrail}6-itemset0.02140.74595.7147

{Cause: negligence, Crash type: vehicle -facility, Level: D, Median: others, Number of vehicles: single vehicle, Shoulder: others, Vertical alignment: no slope}{Segment: TG}8-itemset0.02020.94135.9979
{Median: others, Number of vehicles: single vehicle, Shoulder: others, Vehicle weight: >8.5 t, Vertical alignment: no slope}6-itemset0.02230.93615.9648
{Crash type: vehicle -facility, Median: others, Shoulder: others, Vehicle weight: >8.5 t}5-itemset0.02010.93405.9512
{Cause: negligence, Crash type: vehicle -facility, Median: others, Number of vehicles: single vehicle, Shoulder: others, Vertical alignment: no slope}7-itemset0.02340.93295.9444
{Driver age: 50s, Median: others, Number of vehicles: single vehicle, Shoulder: others, Vertical alignment: no slope}6-itemset0.02180.91035.8002