Research Article

Analysis of Injury Severity of Drivers Involved Different Types of Two-Vehicle Crashes Using Random-Parameters Logit Models with Heterogeneity in Means and Variances

Table 5

Model comparisons.

VariablesCar-car crashesTruck-truck crashesCar-truck crashes
CD modelTD modelCD modelTD model

Driver characteristics
Sex of car driver (1 if female, 0 otherwise)
Sex of truck driver (1 if male, 0 otherwise)
Age band of car driver (1 if 26–45 years, 0 otherwise)
Age band of truck driver (1 if 26–45 years, 0 otherwise)
Age band of car driver (1 if 65 years above, 0 otherwise)
Age band of truck driver (1 if 65 years above, 0 otherwise)

Vehicle characteristics
Age of car vehicle (1 if 3–10 years, 0 otherwise)
Age of truck vehicle (1 if above ten years, 0 otherwise)
Car vehicle maneuver (1 if speeding, 0 otherwise)
Car vehicle maneuver (1 if turning, 0 otherwise)
Truck vehicle maneuver (1 if speeding, 0 otherwise)
Truck vehicle maneuver (1 if changing lane, 0 otherwise)
First point of impact (1 if front, 0 otherwise)
First point of impact (1 if offside, 0 otherwise)

Roadways characteristics
Speed limit (1 if 30 mph, 0 otherwise)
Road type (1 if roundabout, 0 otherwise)
Road type (1 if junctions, 0 otherwise)
Road type (1 if dual carriageway, 0 otherwise)
Road area type (1 if urban, 0 otherwise)
Road area type (1 if rural, 0 otherwise)

Environment characteristics
Light conditions (1 if darkness–no lighting, 0 otherwise)
Light conditions (1 if darkness–lights lit, 0 otherwise)
Weather conditions (1 if fine, 0 otherwise)
Weather conditions (1 if raining, 0 otherwise)
Season (1 if summer, 0 otherwise)
Day of week (1 if weekdays, 0 otherwise)
Crash time (1 if off-peak time, 0 otherwise)

indicates an increase in the likelihood of severe injuries; indicates a decrease in the likelihood of severe injuries. TD: truck driver and CD: car driver.