Location and time factors' effect on types of traffic accident in Kuwait

Sharaf AlKheder, Fahad AlRukaibi and Ahmad Aiash

International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies, 2022, vol. 14, issue 1, 22-31

Abstract: Location and time-period can be highly correlated with traffic accidents types. In this study, 287,983 accidents which happened in 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017 were collected from the General Traffic Department of Kuwait. Four governorates including Kuwait-City, Hawally, Al Farwaniya, and Al Ahmadi were selected as they had the highest rates of accidents. The types of covered traffic accidents were crashes, run-over, and rollover accidents. Afterward, the location and the year where and when the accident occurred were chosen to be the independent variable and the dependent variable was the type of accident. A multinomial logit regression model was chosen to identify the significant variables and determine the correlation between predictors and the dependent variable. The results showed that both location and time were significant variables that influence the occurrence of certain types of accidents. According to the model results, rollover accidents had higher odds of happening in Al Ahmadi governorate.

Keywords: traffic accidents; multinomial logit model; location; time-period; Kuwait. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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