Highlights The first study to synthesize the knowledge of traffic conditions’ impact on crash occurrences. A systematic literature review on this topic is conducted. A meta analysis on this topic is implemented. Issues and research needs are discussed.
Abstract The development of methods for real-time crash prediction as a function of current or recent traffic and roadway conditions is gaining increasing attention in the literature. Numerous studies have modeled the relationships between traffic characteristics and crash occurrence, and significant progress has been made. Given the accumulated evidence on this topic and the lack of an articulate summary of research status, challenges, and opportunities, there is an urgent need to scientifically review these studies and to synthesize the existing state-of-the-art knowledge. This paper addresses this need by undertaking a systematic literature review to identify current knowledge, challenges, and opportunities, and then conducts a meta-analysis of existing studies to provide a summary impact of traffic characteristics on crash occurrence. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess quality, publication bias, and outlier bias of the various studies; and the time intervals used to measure traffic characteristics were also considered. As a result of this comprehensive and systematic review, issues in study designs, traffic and crash data, and model development and validation are discussed. Outcomes of this study are intended to provide researchers focused on real-time crash prediction with greater insight into the modeling of this important but extremely challenging safety issue.
Impact of real-time traffic characteristics on freeway crash occurrence: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Accident Analysis and Prevention ; 79 ; 198-211
2015-03-10
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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