Study on the Impact of Traffic Accidents in Key Areas of Rural Roads

Maosheng Li, Hui Xie and Panpan Shu
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Maosheng Li: School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China
Hui Xie: School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China
Panpan Shu: School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 14, 1-17

Abstract: In recent years, the proportion of rural road fatalities in the country is gradually increasing, among which the traffic safety problems are particularly prominent in the town-rural area and the town-center area. Based on the relevant accident data in Hunan Province in recent years, the chi-square test was conducted to obtain the correlation degree between each risk factor and accident severity based on gender stratification. Then, a binary logistic model was established to obtain the significant factors that affect the accident severity in the town-rural area and the town-center area, respectively. Based on the significant factors, relevant safety improvement measures were proposed for the key areas. The results show that severe accidents were significantly related to single-vehicle factors, motorcycle factors, and intersections factors in the town-rural area. In the town-center area, severe accidents were significantly related to elderly age, single-vehicle factors, and nighttime factors. The study obtained the risk factors in key areas, which can provide a reference for the improvement of traffic safety in key areas of rural roads, to ensure the safety and sustainability of rural traffic.

Keywords: rural roads; town-rural area; town-center area; traffic accident severity; binomial logistic model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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