Research Article

Pedestrian Crash Exposure Analysis Using Alternative Geographically Weighted Regression Models

Table 1

Description of variables used in the study.

VariableDescription

Crash data (CR)Pedestrian crash data for the years 2017 to 2019 in Tehran
Bus stops (BS)Location of bus stops in the existing situation and detailed plan of Tehran
Schools (SC)Location of all schools in Tehran urban zones including both existing and planned schools
Pedestrian bridges (PB)Location of pedestrian overpasses
Intersections (TS)Location of all controlled and noncontrolled intersections
Total population (TP0)Based on the last census in 2016
Children population (TP1)Based on the last census in 2016
Elder people population (TP2)Based on the last census in 2016
Motorcycles (TM)Based on the data recorded in the 2016 census and registered in police databases
Vehicles (TC)Based on the data recorded in the 2016 census and registered in police databases
Residential land use (RE)Data gathered by Tehran Municipality’s staff in 2017
Business land use (BU)Data gathered by Tehran Municipality’s staff in 2017
Recreational land use (RCE)Data gathered by Tehran Municipality’s staff in 2017
Average road width (AW)Based on GIS layers of the Tehran Municipality
Average number of lanes (AL)Based on GIS layers of the Tehran Municipality
Average length of median refuges (TR)Based on GIS layers of the Tehran municipality
Average sidewalk width (PP)Average sidewalk width in each traffic zone based on aerial photos
Average speed (SA)Based on the data adopted from the Traffic Control Center of Tehran Municipality
Average road slope (AS)Based on GIS layers of the Tehran Municipality
Speed cameras (TCC)Based on the data adopted from the Traffic Control Center of Tehran Municipality