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Category : Traffic accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Missouri Traffic Crashes
Author: An Application of Data Analytics to Outcomes of Missouri Motor Vehicle Crashes
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States, cost Americans $277 billion annually, and generate serious psychological burdens. As a result, extensive vehicle safety research focusing on the explanatory factors of crash severity is undertaken using a wide array of methodological techniques including traditional statistical models and contemporary data mining approaches. This study advances the methodological frontier of crash severity research by completing an empirical investigation that compares the performance of popular, longstanding techniques of multinomial logit and ordinal probit models with more recent methods of decision tree and artificial neural network models. To further the investigation of the benefits of data analytics, individual models are combined into model ensembles using three popular combinatory techniques. The models are estimated using 2002 to 2012 crash data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Traffic Division - Statewide Traffic Accident Records System database, and variables examined include various driver characteristics, temporal factors, weather conditions, road characteristics, crash type, crash location, and injury severity levels. The accuracy and discriminatory power of explaining crash severity outcomes among all methods are compared using classification tables, lift charts, ROC curves, and AUC values. The CHAID decision tree model is found to have the greatest accuracy and discriminatory power relative to all evaluated modeling approaches. The modeling reveals that the presence of alcohol, driving at speeds that exceed the limit, failing to yield, driving on the wrong side of the road, violating a stop sign or signal, and driving while physically impaired lead to a large number of fatalities each year. Yet, the effect of these factors on the probability of a severe outcome is dependent upon other variables, including number of occupants involved in the crash, speed limit, lighting condition, and age of the driver. The CHAID decision tree is used in conjunction with prior literature and the current Missouri rules of the road to provide better formulated driving policies. This study concludes that policy makers should consider the interaction of conditions and driver related contributing factors when crafting future legislation or proposing modifications in driving statues.
Traffic Accidents Missouri 1941
Author: Missouri. State Highway Department. Safety BureauPublisher:
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Category : Traffic accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Analysis of Traffic Accidents on the State Maintained System
Author: Missouri. State Highway CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Traffic accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Traffic Accidents Involving Teen Aged Drivers in Missouri, 1947
Author: Missouri. State Highway Patrol. Safety DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Traffic accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Analysis of Deer Involvement in Missouri Traffic Crashes, 2007
Author: Analysis, Traffic Accidents, Missouri, 1940
Author: Missouri. State Highway Department. Safety BureauPublisher:
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Category : Traffic accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Highway Accident Report
Author: United States. National Transportation Safety BoardPublisher:
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Category : Traffic accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Missouri traffic laws and the Uniform Vehicle Code
Author: Route 66
Author: Barry W. DuncanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781523383429
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Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Route 66 a trail of tears takes a look back at traffic crashes in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The goal was to document an aspect of The Mother Road that is not usually thought of, or talked about, in relation to Route 66. It wasn't really the fun, happy place we think of when we look back at the "good ole days." Many were maimed or killed during the existence of Route 66. This book looks at an approximate 60 mile segment in Southwest Missouri. This leaves 2,338 miles of the same horrible thing happening on every section of route 66. Towns covered include Albatross, Plew, Avilla, Carthage, Carterville, Webb City, Joplin and all points in between. This book is a pictorial of Missouri car crashes on Route 66. The area covered was determined by Carthage photographer, William Carl Taylor. Taylor took photos for the highway patrol, police, lawyers and insurance companies. He covered Route 66 from the Halltown, Missouri/Greene county line, west to the Kansas state line. This is more than just a collection of accident photos. You will get a glimpse of many portions of the road that no longer exist; the old cars; the people and their manner and style of dress. Yes, there is heartache in these photos but it catches true life situations on the old Route 66. There is no historical re-creation. This IS history! These pictures could depict crashes anywhere on Route 66. They just happen to be in southwest Missouri. Photographs are from the archived collection of William Carl Taylor. There are of thousands of photographs of accident scenes, from all over Southwest Missouri. I did not include photos of deceased individuals. If you see some of these wrecked vehicles, I believe that is enough. I obtained information from the Carthage Evening Press for several of these accidents. Many had nothing other than a location and date noted on the packet of negatives to describe the setting. 2016 is the 90th anniversary of Route 66. The route lasted just short of 59 years, but touched the hearts and lives of many, many people. The Mother Road anguished over these tragedies and left a trail of tears all along the way.