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T1 Cyclist Injury Severity in Spain: A Bayesian Analysis of Police Road Injury Data Focusing on Involved Vehicles and Route Environment
A1 Aldred, Rachel
A1 García Herrero, Susana
A1 Anaya Boig, Esther
A1 Herrera, Sixto
A1 Mariscal Saldaña, Miguel Ángel
K1 Cycling
K1 Road safety
K1 Injured cyclist
K1 Bayesian network
K1 Data mining
K1 Transportes
K1 Transportation
AB This study analyses factors associated with cyclist injury severity, focusing on vehicle type,route environment, and interactions between them. Data analysed was collected by Spanish policeduring 2016 and includes records relating to 12,318 drivers and cyclist involving in collisions withat least one injured cyclist, of whom 7230 were injured cyclists. Bayesian methods were used tomodel relationships between cyclist injury severity and circumstances related to the crash, with theoutcome variable being whether a cyclist was killed or seriously injured (KSI) rather than slightlyinjured. Factors in the model included those relating to the injured cyclist, the route environment,and involved motorists. Injury severity among cyclists was likely to be higher where an HeavyGoods Vehicle (HGV) was involved, and certain route conditions (bicycle infrastructure, 30 kphzones, and urban zones) were associated with lower injury severity. Interactions exist between thetwo: collisions involving large vehicles in lower-risk environments are less likely to lead to KSIsthan collisions involving large vehicles in higher-risk environments. Finally, motorists involved in acollision were more likely than the injured cyclists to have committed an error or infraction. The studysupports the creation of infrastructure that separates cyclists from motor tra c. Also, action needs tobe taken to address motorist behaviour, given the imbalance between responsibility and risk.
PB MDPI
YR 2019
FD 2019-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5269
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5269
LA eng
NO European Regional Development Fund (Ref. FEDER BU300P18).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 24-nov-2024