Table 4 Model results of mixed logit with heterogeneity in means and variance in single-vehicle crashes involving driving exceeding the speed limit in the US, 2016-18.

From: Unveiling the risks of speeding behavior by investigating the dynamics of driver injury severity through advanced analytics

Variable*

Parameter estimates

t-stat.

Marginal Effects

No injury

Minor injury

Severe injury

Constant [SI]

-2.517

-3.78

   

Random parameter (normally distributed)

     

Constant [MI]

(Standard deviation of random parameters)

-4.684

(11.541)

-2.25

(2.80)

   

Heterogeneity in mean of random parameter

     

Constant [MI]: Restraint usage indicator (1 if drivers were restrained in the crash, 0 otherwise)

-0.651

-1.66

   

Heterogeneity in variance of random parameter

     

Constant [MI]: Clear weather indicator (1 if crashes occurred in the clear weather, 0 otherwise)

0.423

3.51

   

Temporal characteristics

     

Time between 12 AM to 5:59 AM indicator (1 if crashes occurred between 12 AM to 5:59 AM, 0 otherwise) [MI]

-2.548

-2.04

0.0076

-0.0171

0.0095

Crash characteristics

     

Vehicle running off the roadway indicator (1 if a vehicle ran off the roadway, 0 otherwise) [SI]

0.776

4.53

-0.0743

-0.0083

0.0827

Tree indicator (1 if crashes involving with trees, 0 otherwise) [SI]

1.164

7.23

-0.0244

-0.0037

0.0281

Vehicle characteristics

     

Motorcycle involvement indicator (1 if crashes involving motorcycle, 0 otherwise) [NI]

-3.208

-4.26

-0.0042

0.0002

0.0040

Displacement ranging from 5000 to 10,000 cc indicator (1 if crashes involved with the vehicles for displacement from 5000 to 10001 cc, otherwise) [MI]

-4.794

-2.06

0.0044

-0.0098

0.0054

Newer vehicle indicator (1 if crash involved with vehicles that were manufactured within 5 years from the year of collision, 0 otherwise) [MI]

2.836

2.17

-0.0114

0.0243

-0.0129

Vehicles manufactured by Chevy and Ford indicator (1 if crashes involved with vehicles manufactured by Chevrolet and Ford, 0 otherwise) [MI]

-2.045

-1.67

0.0055

-0.0113

0.0058

Roadway characteristics

     

Non-interstate indicator (1 if crashes occurred on non-interstate, 0 otherwise) [SI]

-0.366

-1.81

0.0348

0.0041

-0.0388

Two-way undivided roadway indicator (1 if the crashes occurred on two-way undivided roadway, 0 otherwise) [SI]

0.475

3.52

-0.0273

-0.0034

0.0307

Straight roadway indicator (1 if crashes occurred on straight roadways, 0 otherwise) [NI]

-0.254

-1.98

-0.0180

0.0015

0.0165

Dry surface indicator (1 if crashes occurred on dry surface, 0 otherwise) [NI]

-0.576

-3.84

-0.0547

0.0040

0.0507

Wet surface indicator (1 if crashes occurred on wet surface, 0 otherwise) [MI]

2.136

1.73

-0.0053

0.0093

-0.0040

Driver characteristics

     

Male driver indicator (1 if male driver involved in crash, 0 otherwise) [SI]

2.913

4.98

-0.2320

-0.0271

0.2591

Female driver indicator (1 if female driver involved in crash, 0 otherwise) [NI]

-3.166

-5.32

-0.1047

0.0102

0.0945

Drives age from 35 to 45 years (1 if drivers involved in crashes were between 35 to 45 years old, 0 otherwise) [SI]

0.323

1.73

-0.0049

-0.0006

0.0055

No drinking indicator (1 if drivers involved in crashes were not drinking, 0 otherwise) [NI]

0.730

5.40

0.0618

-0.0058

-0.0560

Non-restraint usage indicator (1 if no restraint was used, otherwise) [MI]

-5.954

-2.08

0.0012

-0.0063

0.0051

Restraint usage indicator (1 if restraint used, otherwise) [NI]

1.841

11.98

0.1741

-0.0164

-0.1576

Number of observations

2299

    

Log-likelihood at zero

-2525.709

    

Log-likelihood at convergence

-2174.635

    

ρ2 = 1 – LL(β)/LL(0)

0.139

    
  1. *SI = Severe Injury; MI = Minor Injury; NI = No Injury.