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Title: | Modelling public bus/minibus transport accident severity in Ghana | Authors: | SAM, Enoch DANIELS, Stijn BRIJS, Kris BRIJS, Tom WETS, Geert |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Source: | ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION, 119, p. 114-121 | Abstract: | The current safety concerns with buses/minibuses (public transport) in both developed and developing countries have warranted a renewed interest in bus/minibus safety research. Prior to this, there was a paucity of research in this domain especially in developed countries where the safety associated with buses was deemed adequate. In this study, we examined the factors that influence bus/minibus accident severity in Ghana using bus/minibus accident data from 2011–2015. We estimated the severity of bus/minibus accidents by fitting generalised ordered logit models. Our findings revealed that weekends, the absence of road median, night-time conditions, bad road terrain (curved, wet and rough roads), hit-pedestrian collisions, and drunk driving are associated with more severe bus/minibus accident outcomes. Conversely, minibuses, the absence of road shoulder, accidents in intersections, the presence of traffic control and collision types (except hit-pedestrian) are associated with less severe bus/minibus accidents. | Notes: | Sam, EF (reprint author), Univ Educ, Dept Geog Educ, Winneba, Ghana. efsam@uew.edu.gh | Keywords: | bus/minibus accident severity; generalised ordered logit; accident modelling; Ghana | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/27200 | ISSN: | 0001-4575 | e-ISSN: | 1879-2057 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.aap.2018.07.008 | ISI #: | 000443670400012 | Rights: | © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2019 |
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