Research Article

Exploring Driver Injury Severity in Single-Vehicle Crashes under Foggy Weather and Clear Weather

Table 3

Model estimation results of SVCC.

VariableDescriptionSlight injurySFI
MeanS.E.z-valueMeanS.E.z-value

Driver characteristics
GenderMale−0.7020.162−4.33−0.4910.267−1.84
Std. dev.1.2410.108
Age>601.1920.1946.142.1510.24436.13
Seat belt usedNot used0.3700.1322.802.0040.17011.79
Alcohol-impairedYes0.9500.1835.193.5800.19418.45
CareerSelf-employed−0.6240.265−2.35
Farmer−0.4500.207−2.17
Driving licenseWith license−0.6810.161−4.23−0.8260.227−3.64

Vehicle characteristics
Vehicle typeMotorcycle2.5940.14318.142.4420.22610.81
Pickup−0.6380.167−3.82−0.6920.318−2.18
Truck−0.7760.253−3.07

Other characteristics
AreaRural0.2780.1092.550.4030.1662.43
Std. dev.1.0150.074
WeekWeekend0.5400.1763.07
Time of accident07 : 00–09 : 00−0.2680.127−2.111
20 : 00–24 : 001.0560.2095.051.4120.2994.72
00 : 00–07 : 000.9810.2543.86
Crash typeFixed object1.7910.2537.083.4400.28512.07
Pedestrian−1.9970.216−9.25−2.8000.454−6.17
Intercept−1.9940.228−8.75−4.9170.401−12.26
 Likelihood ratioχ2(56) = 3350.98;
 McFadden pseudo R20.434
 Sample size4999

Note: and indicate that variables are significant at 1% and 5% significance levels, respectively; S.E. means the standard error; – means this variable is not significant in the model.