Research Article

Evaluating the Effect of Roadway and Development Factors on the Rural Road Safety Risk Index

Table 2

ANOVA test for the examination of the effect of roadway and development factors on the accident frequency rate.

Results of significance analysis of roadway factors

Results of significance analysis (operating speed)

Sum of squaresdfMean squareFSig.

Between groups218.24932.35625.770.000

Within groups0.05120.00

Total218.28105

Results of significance analysis (the difference between posted speed limits and operating speed)

Sum of squaresdfMean squareFSig.

Between groups218.24962.27454.660.000

Within groups0.0590.01

Total218.28105

Results of significance analysis (segment length)

Segment lengthSum of squaresdfMean squareFSig.

Between groups35.41331.070.420.996

Within groups182.87722.54

Total218.28105

Results of significance analysis (volume)

VolumeSum of squaresdfMean squareFSig.

Between groups5.90031.9670.9450.422

Within groups212.381022.082

Total218.28105

Results of significance analysis (the presence or absence of a speed control camera)

Presence or absence of a speed control cameraSum of squaresdfMean squareFSig.

Between groups0.4910.490.230.629

Within groups217.791042.09

Total218.28105

Results of significance analysis (homogeneous sections)

Homogeneous sectionsSum of squaresdfMean squareFSig.

Between groups5.7151.140.530.751

Within groups212.41992.15

Results of significance analysis (gradient)

GradeSum of squaresdfMean squareFSig.

Between groups0.6920.350.170.849

Within groups217.591032.11

Results of significance analysis of development factors

Results of significance analysis (dominant land uses along the roadways)

Dominant land uses along the roadwaysSum of squaresdfMean squareFSig.

Between groups4.4522.221.070.346

Within groups213.841032.08

Total218.28105

Results of significance analysis (the number of accessibility)

Number of accessibilitySum of squaresdfMean squareFSig.

Between groups9.7791.0860.500.871

Within groups208.51962.172

Total218.28105

Note. All the italic coefficients are not statistically significant. It is significant at the 0.05 level.