Collision Characteristic | Predictors | Odds ratio | 95% CL |
---|---|---|---|
Driver Characteristics | Gender: Male truck driver (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | 2.61* | 1.54-4.44 |
Age group1: Younger driver: age <45 years (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | |||
Violation record: Traffic record of one ticket or less (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | 1.48* | 1.10-1.99 | |
Residency: State of Wyoming (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | - | - | |
Environmental Characteristic | Weather condition1: Clear (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | - | - |
Road condition1: Dry (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | - | - | |
Vehicle characteristic | CMW weight: Truck greater than 26000 pounds (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | - | - |
Temporal characteristic | Day of week1: Weekends (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | ||
Time1: Peak hours 6< <22: (0 if true; 1otherwise) | - | - | |
Roadway characteristic | Delta1 | - | - |
Radios1 | - | - | |
Horizontal Length1 | - | - | |
Sag A1: Less than 2.0 (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | - | - | |
Crest A1: Greater than -2 (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | - | - | |
Posted speed limit: Speed limit less than 65 (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | 1.48* | 1.07-2.03 | |
Crash characteristic | No of vehicle: 1 (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | 3.15* | 2.37-4.18 |
Pre-collision vehicle actions1: Straight-ahead (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | - | - | |
Manner of collision | |||
Rear-end1 (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | - | - | |
Sidewipe1 (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | - | - | |
Others1 | - | - | |
Head-on (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | 1.83* | 1.35-2.46 | |
Rollover (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | 4.35* | 3.08-6.13 | |
Occupant ejection: Driver is partially or totally ejected (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | 4.55* | 1.62-12.83 | |
Driver behavior | Driver distraction: No distraction in truck (0 if true; 1 otherwise) | 2.57* | 1.76-3.75 |
DUI suspicion: Driver was suspected of driving under the influence condition (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | - | - | |
Sign of fatigue: Driver was fatigued (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | 3.69* | 2.281-5.990 | |
CMV driver safety technology in use: Safety equipment was used (1 if true; 0 otherwise) | 9.64* | 3.03-30.65 | |
Severity (response): no injury=0, injury or fatality=1 *indicates p<0.05 1 indicates insignificant variable included in the initial model |