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{"title":"A note on random parameters models of crash injury severities with k-means clustering for data preprocessing","authors":"Nawaf Alnawmasi ,&nbsp;Fred Mannering","doi":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100408","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100408","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Many recent studies have shown that data segmentation (seeking to segment the data into potentially homogeneous groups by factors such as data-collection year, driver age, driver gender, driver behaviors, etc.) can significantly improve crash injury-severity model estimation results. However, the choice of the segmentation criterion is often speculative and based on a predetermined expectation of homogeneity by the analyst. In an effort to improve model estimation results, a potential alternative to analyst-specified data segmentation is to preprocess the data using multivariate machine learning techniques. This paper demonstrates the potential of data preprocessing using <em>k</em>-means clustering as a means to improve the estimation of statistical models. Empirical results show that the combination of <em>k</em>-means clustering, in addition to data segmentation by year to account for temporal shifts in parameters, result in an improved statistical fit (a hybrid of analyst-specified and machine learning data segmentation). Furthermore, a comparison of the marginal effects generated by the clustered and non-clustered models suggests that the preprocessing of data by clustering techniques can result in more precise marginal effect estimates to guide safety policies. The findings show considerable potential for using machine learning algorithms, such as <em>k</em>-means clustering, to improve the estimation results of statistical models.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47520,"journal":{"name":"Analytic Methods in Accident Research","volume":"48 ","pages":"Article 100408"},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145364122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Grouped random parameters Poisson-Lindley model with spatial effects addressing crashes at intersections: Insights from visual environment features and spatiotemporal instability","authors":"Chenzhu Wang,&nbsp;Mohamed Abdel-Aty,&nbsp;Lei Han","doi":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100387","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100387","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the unobserved heterogeneity and spatiotemporal variations in the effects of visual environment features on intersection crash frequency. A Grouped Random Parameters Poisson-Lindley model with Spatial Effects is developed to account for spatial variations at both the macro (county) and micro (intersection) levels. The analysis utilizes crash data from 2,044 intersections across 12 Florida counties, collected between 2020 and 2022, along with explanatory variables including traffic flow, geometric design characteristics, and visual environment features (extracted from Google Street View images). Comparing to existing methods (e.g., Fixed, Random Parameters, and Grouped Random Parameters Poisson-Lindley models), the proposed approach, which incorporates both macro- and micro-level spatial effects, demonstrates significantly improved model performance. Additionally, the temporal variations of explanatory variables over the three-year period are clearly identified through out-of-sample predictions and marginal effects analysis. Two visual environment features, Vegetation and Grass, result in the identification of grouped random parameters, highlighting the varying impact of these features on intersection crash frequency across the 12 counties. The findings also reveal a strengthening of micro-level spatial effects, indicating heightened spatial correlations between adjacent intersections following the COVID-19 pandemic. Key factors influencing crash frequency include traffic volume, four-legged intersections, major roads with more than four lanes, wider minor roads, and a higher proportion of vehicles in the drivers’ field of vision. These results provide valuable insights into the influence of drivers’ visual environment on intersection safety and offer policy recommendations for enhancing traffic safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47520,"journal":{"name":"Analytic Methods in Accident Research","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100387"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144088778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A note from the new Editor-in-Chief of Analytic Methods in Accident Research","authors":"Shimul (Md Mazharul) Haque","doi":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100389","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100389","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47520,"journal":{"name":"Analytic Methods in Accident Research","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100389"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144146948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A unified framework for modeling traffic crashes from hierarchical spatial resolutions","authors":"Shahrior Pervaz ,&nbsp;Tanmoy Bhowmik ,&nbsp;Naveen Eluru","doi":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100398","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100398","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Independent traffic crash modeling approaches do not account for the embedded relationships related to the multi-resolution data structure, leading to mis-specified estimations. The recently developed integrated frameworks demonstrate the capability of addressing this drawback. The current study proposes an integrated framework that accommodates information from multiple spatial units and observation resolutions. Specifically, the study develops an integrated model system that allows for the influence of independent variables from disaggregate crash record, micro-facility (segment and intersection) and macro (traffic analysis zone) level simultaneously within the macro level propensity estimation. The empirical analysis considers disaggregate crash records of 1818 segments and 4184 intersections from 300 traffic analysis zones in the City of Orlando, Florida. These crash records contain crash-specific factors, driver and vehicle factors, roadway, road environmental and weather information of each crash record. For micro-facility and macro levels, an exhaustive set of independent variables including roadway and traffic factors, land-use and built environment attributes, and sociodemographic characteristics are considered. The proposed model system can also accommodate for hierarchical correlations among the data across observation resolutions and parameter variability across the system. The empirical analysis is augmented by employing several goodness of fit and predictive measures. The results clearly demonstrate the improved performance offered by the proposed integrated model system relative to the non-integrated model. A validation exercise also highlights the superiority of the proposed framework. The application of the proposed integrated framework can allow transportation professionals to adopt policy-based, site-specific, and outcome-specific solutions simultaneously.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47520,"journal":{"name":"Analytic Methods in Accident Research","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100398"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144679617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on driver injury severities in fixed-object passenger car crashes: Insights from temporal and partially constrained modeling analysis","authors":"Md. Moshiur Rahman ,&nbsp;Salvador Hernandez ,&nbsp;Rakan Mohammad Radwan Albatayneh","doi":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100397","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100397","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the global transportation sector, including in the U.S., creating an unprecedented shift in traffic patterns. Despite a reduction in vehicle miles traveled (VMT), crash severity, particularly fatalities, increased significantly. Among all crash types, fixed-object collisions have consistently posed a critical safety concern due to their disproportionately high fatality rates, a trend further exacerbated during the pandemic. This study examines the impact of COVID-19 on driver injury severity in fixed-object passenger car crashes in Oregon. The authors estimated separate unconstrained models of driver injury severity in fixed-object passenger car crashes across three distinct time periods: before pandemic (March 2019–February 2020), during pandemic (March 2020–February 2021), and after pandemic (March 2021–February 2022), as well as a partially constrained model utilizing a random parameters multinomial logit model that incorporates heterogeneity in both means and variances of the random parameters. The analysis utilized 22,522 crash records for the state of Oregon obtained from the Oregon Department of Transportation. Likelihood ratio tests were performed to assess the temporal instability of model parameter estimates throughout the three time periods and to compare the partially constrained and unconstrained models. The findings indicated notable temporal variations in the determinants of injury severity, encompassing driver attributes, crash circumstances, roadway characteristics, and environmental elements. While alcohol consumption, improper driving, and collisions with trees consistently influenced injury severity across all periods, factors such as gender, airbag deployment, speeding, seasonal variations, and road surface conditions exhibited changing effects. Out-of-sample predictions indicate that severe injuries in fixed-object crashes were consistently underestimated, highlighting growing concerns about increasing crash severity, particularly in the post-pandemic period.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47520,"journal":{"name":"Analytic Methods in Accident Research","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100397"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144470157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Autonomous vehicle sensor data and the estimation of network-wide spatiotemporal generalized extreme value models of rear-end injury-severity crash frequencies","authors":"Sunny Singh ,&nbsp;Yasir Ali ,&nbsp;Fred Mannering ,&nbsp;Md Mazharul Haque","doi":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100390","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100390","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Existing traffic conflict-based extreme value modeling applications are primarily restricted to a few concentrated locations due to the scarcity of network-wide vehicular trajectory data and the constraints associated with traditional network-wide modeling techniques. As such, this study develops a network-wide bivariate spatiotemporal non-stationarity generalized extreme value model to estimate rear-end crash frequency by injury severity level using Argo AI autonomous vehicle sensor data. Fusing this dataset with road network data from the Florida Department of Transportation, this paper studies a road network of 57 intersections and mid-blocks in Miami, Florida. Modified time-to-collision and the expected post-collision velocity difference (Delta-V) are used to estimate severe and non-severe rear-end crashes. Road geometry, road classification, and traffic state variables are used as covariates to address spatiotemporal heterogeneity in the generalized extreme value model estimation. Results show the significant impact of spatiotemporal variables such as lane width, median width, dedicated street parking, dedicated bike lane, vehicle class, and road class on rear-end crash frequency by injury severity levels. It is found that the bivariate spatiotemporal generalized extreme value model outperforms the bivariate random intercept generalized extreme value model and the univariate generalized extreme value model with conditional severity probability when benchmarked against observed annual crash frequency using root mean square error and the coefficient of determination (<em>R</em>-squared). Additionally, the bivariate spatiotemporal generalized extreme value model provides the closest estimate of observed severe crashes by roadway segments in the study area. The findings of this study underscore the importance of proactive network-wide safety management using spatiotemporal heterogeneity and autonomous vehicle sensor data to estimate crash frequency by severity for real-time decision-making.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47520,"journal":{"name":"Analytic Methods in Accident Research","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100390"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144194438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the dynamic determinants of general aviation accidents across flight phases and time: A random parameter bivariate probit approach with heterogeneity in means","authors":"Qingli Liu ,&nbsp;Penglin Song ,&nbsp;Fan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100386","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100386","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>General aviation experiences significant variation in accident characteristics across flight phases. This study seeks to investigate the phase transferability and temporal stability of determinants influencing general aviation accidents, using the U.S. data (2008–2019) from the National Transportation Safety Board. To achieve this, a random parameter bivariate approach with heterogeneity in means was employed, focusing on two binary outcomes: injury severity (fatal/severe vs. minor/none) and aircraft damage (destroyed vs. non-destroyed). Four flight phases were analyzed: departure, enroute, maneuvering, and arrival. The data were divided into three time periods, 2008–2011, 2012–2015, and 2016–2019, to assess the determinants’ temporal stability. Likelihood ratio tests revealed that pilot injury and aircraft damage risks exhibit phase non-transferability and temporal instability. Out-of-sample predictions indicated a steady rise in fatal or severe injury risk, while aircraft damage risk initially increased before declining over time. A significant positive correlation between pilot injury and aircraft damage was observed through model estimation. Key factors, including pilot, aircraft, flight, and environmental conditions, significantly influenced both outcomes. Moreover, factors such as decision-making errors, adverse physiological conditions, fixed landing gear, and visual meteorological conditions showed both phase transferability and temporal stability. However, most factors were phase- and period-specific. Based on these findings, targeted measures, such as pilot escape and survival training, as well as phase-specific, scenario-based training, are proposed to mitigate general aviation risks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47520,"journal":{"name":"Analytic Methods in Accident Research","volume":"47 ","pages":"Article 100386"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144138288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is there an emotional dimension to road safety? A spatial analysis for traffic crashes considering streetscape perception and built environment","authors":"Yiping Liu ,&nbsp;Tiantian Chen ,&nbsp;Hyungchul Chung ,&nbsp;Kitae Jang ,&nbsp;Pengpeng Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100374","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100374","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modern streetview image data provide two types of valuable information: the objective built environment and humans’ subjective perception of the streetscape. In the road safety domain, the built environment has been identified as playing a significant role while indicators of human perception are commonly used to evaluate street quality in urban planning. However, studies examining the association between humans’ perceptions of the streetscape and traffic crashes remain limited. This study aims to address this question and to inform safety considerations at the micro level in the planning process for the targeted streets. To answer the question, this study integrates databases on motor vehicle crashes, points of interest, street view images, and road networks for the urban area of Daejeon city in South Korea in 2019. A deep learning model was employed to calculate six perceptual indicators–wealthy, lively, boring, depressing, safety, and beautiful–based on a crowdsourcing dataset. Furthermore, a Bayesian multivariate Poisson-lognormal model with spatial-varying coefficients was introduced to simultaneously account for spatial random effect and the shared unobserved effect across crash severity levels. Results indicate that four of the six perceptual variables significantly affect the number of slight injury crashes, showing spatially heterogeneous effects. Based on the values of human perception indicators and their impacts on traffic crashes, we identified road segments which need special attention to objective safety performance when considering street renovation. Additionally, built environment factors such as the proportion of vegetation, the presence of sidewalks and fences, and points of interest (including educational, health service, and commercial establishments) were found to reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes. Overall, the findings are expected to facilitate the safety-enhanced street planning project, and contribute to the development of human-centric cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47520,"journal":{"name":"Analytic Methods in Accident Research","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100374"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143508637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Short-term conflict-based crash risk forecasting: A Bayesian conditional peak-over-threshold approach","authors":"Depeng Niu,&nbsp;Tarek Sayed","doi":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100385","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100385","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Forecasting short-term crash risks is crucial for real-time road safety management, yet this research area remains largely underexplored. Classical Extreme Value Theory (EVT) models assume independent observations, limiting their ability to capture the clustering behavior in occurrence times and magnitudes of extreme traffic conflicts. To overcome this limitation, we introduce conditional peak-over-threshold (POT) models that incorporate time-varying parameters to simultaneously capture the dynamics of extreme traffic conflicts and enable forecasting for crash risk. Within the framework of marked point process (MPP) and EVT, we develop the conditional POT models based on two observation-driven approaches (self-exciting and score-driven) through Bayesian inference. A dynamic risk measure, Value-at-Risk (VaR), is employed to assess the performance of these conditional POT models for crash risk forecasting. Empirical analysis of rear-end conflict data collected from a signalized intersection across two separate days demonstrates that both self-exciting and score-driven POT models effectively characterize the clustering behavior of extreme traffic conflicts. Furthermore, backtesting confirms that conditional POT models provide more accurate crash risk forecasts than classical POT models, which tend to underestimate crash risk by ignoring temporal dependence in extreme traffic conflicts. Among the examined model specifications, score-driven POT models demonstrate superior forecasting performance. Our proposed Bayesian conditional POT approach provides probabilistic forecasting that enables direct uncertainty quantification and dynamic monitoring of crash risk, thereby supporting informed safety decisions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47520,"journal":{"name":"Analytic Methods in Accident Research","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100385"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143901998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of vehicle age as a contributor to temporal shifts in single-vehicle driver injury severities","authors":"Emmanuel Kofi Adanu ,&nbsp;Richard Dzinyela ,&nbsp;Dustin Wood ,&nbsp;Steven Jones","doi":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100383","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amar.2025.100383","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Vehicle age plays a crucial role in crash occurrence and occupant injury severity, with older vehicles historically associated with more severe injury outcomes compared to newer models. This study investigates the temporal instability of specific injury-contributing factors for single-vehicle, single-occupant crashes involving vehicles equal or less than 3 years old at the time of the crash, using data from Alabama’s Critical Analysis Reporting Environment (CARE) system. The analysis spans four time points: 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. Preliminary data analysis indicates a reduction in new vehicle severe injury crashes from 7.25% in 2010 to 4.05% in 2022. Random parameters multinomial logit models with heterogeneity in means were developed to identify crash factors significantly related to injury outcomes. Key findings highlight the consistent trend of higher severity crashes in which drivers fail to use a seatbelt and airbags are deployed. However, there was a notable decrease in severe injuries for 3-year-old vehicles involved in crashes in 2022 compared to previous years. Model results revealed that this benefit is particularly evident in the reduced likelihood of severe injury among drivers older than 65 years where airbags were deployed over the years, except for 2010. The study indicates the importance of advancements in vehicle technology in enhancing occupant safety. It also emphasizes the need for ongoing research into driver behavior, road conditions, and the evolution of safety standards to fully leverage these technological improvements. The findings suggest that continuous updates to driver education and awareness programs are essential to reflect new technologies and changing driving environments, ensuring drivers can effectively utilize advanced safety features.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47520,"journal":{"name":"Analytic Methods in Accident Research","volume":"46 ","pages":"Article 100383"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143776588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}