Drivers with physical and/or mental impairments face many driving challenges. However, not many studies have been carried out to understand the factors that contribute to crashes involving these drivers and how these factors influence their crash outcomes. This study aims to address this gap in the road safety literature. The study uses historical crash data from the State of Alabama for at-fault physically impaired drivers and utilizes a random parameter with heterogeneity in a mean modeling approach to account for unobserved heterogeneity. The model estimation results reveal that in rural areas, driving over the speed limit, the time of crash being between 6.00 p.m. and 11.59 p.m., younger drivers, employed and distracted drivers were associated with severe injuries. Minor injury crashes are found to be associated with female drivers, state roads and residential areas. Finally, property-damage-only crashes are more associated with weekdays, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a road with left curvature, driving too fast for the road conditions and intersections. The results obtained provide a foundation for the adoption of targeted countermeasures to improve highway safety for physically impaired drivers and all road users in general.
A Snapshot of Factors Associated with the Severity of Crashes Involving Physically Impaired Drivers
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