Applying an interpretable machine learning framework to the traffic safety order analysis of expressway exits based on aggregate driving behavior data

Hang Qi, Ying Yao, Xiaohua Zhao, Jingfeng Guo, Yunlong Zhang and Chaofan Bi

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2022, vol. 597, issue C

Abstract: In light of the increasing amount of traffic disorder at road traffic hubs, to improve traffic safety, it is essential to detect road risks in advance and analyze the causes after its occurrence. In this study, interpretable machine learning (ML) is employed to analyze the traffic order by using a set of multi-source data comprising traffic conditions, traffic control devices, road conditions, and external conditions. Data were collected from the exits of some Beijing expressways via navigation and field investigations. The traffic order index (TOI) based on aggregate driving behavior data is used as a new surrogate index to evaluate the safety risk. A traffic order prediction model is then constructed by adapting the eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) ML method. In addition, SHapley Additive exPlanation (SHAP) is employed to interpret the results and explore the relationships between the influencing factors and the traffic order. The results indicate that XGBoost could predict the traffic order levels well, and achieved an accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score of 92.62%, 92.67%, 92.62%, and 92.63%, respectively. The congestion index was found to have a great influence on traffic order. Furthermore, the number of lanes, advance guide signs, and weather conditions can have different effects on the traffic order under different traffic conditions.

Keywords: Traffic safety analysis; Traffic order levels; XGBoost; SHAP; Interpretable machine learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2022.127277

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