Analysis of the Accident Propensity of Chinese Bus Drivers: The Influence of Poor Driving Records and Demographic Factors

Lili Zheng, Xinyu He, Tongqiang Ding (), Yanlin Li and Zhengfeng Xiao
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Lili Zheng: Transportation College, Jilin University, No. 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Xinyu He: Transportation College, Jilin University, No. 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Tongqiang Ding: Transportation College, Jilin University, No. 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Yanlin Li: Transportation College, Jilin University, No. 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
Zhengfeng Xiao: Transportation College, Jilin University, No. 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China

Mathematics, 2022, vol. 10, issue 22, 1-20

Abstract: Previous studies have shown that bus drivers are a major contributing factor to bus accidents. The aim of this study is to explore the factors that contribute to the presence of accident propensity among bus drivers, as well as the relative importance of each influencing factor and the mechanism of influence. To this end, a C5.0 decision tree model was developed to determine the relative importance as well as rank the importance of the impact of poor driving records and demographic factors on accident propensity, and a binary logistic regression model was developed to analyze the relationship between accident propensity and the different values of each essential influencing factor. Based on our results, we found that: (1) the number of violations had the most significant effect on bus drivers’ accident propensity, followed by age, driving age, and number of alarms; (2) violations and alarms are positively related to bus driver accident propensity; age and driving age are inversely related to bus driver accident propensity; and (3) men have a higher accident risk probability than women. This study’s findings will help bus companies and traffic management authorities to implement more targeted improvements to their bus driver management programs.

Keywords: bus driver; accident propensity; poor driving record; demographic factor; C5.0 decision tree; binary logistic regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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