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 squares | df | Mean square | F | Sig. |
| Between groups | 218.24 | 93 | 2.35 | 625.77 | 0.000 |
| Within groups | 0.05 | 12 | 0.00 | | |
| Total | 218.28 | 105 | | | |
| Results of significance analysis (the difference between posted speed limits and operating speed) |
| | Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F | Sig. |
| Between groups | 218.24 | 96 | 2.27 | 454.66 | 0.000 |
| Within groups | 0.05 | 9 | 0.01 | | |
| Total | 218.28 | 105 | | | |
| Results of significance analysis (segment length) |
| Segment length | Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F | Sig. |
| Between groups | 35.41 | 33 | 1.07 | 0.42 | 0.996 |
| Within groups | 182.87 | 72 | 2.54 | | |
| Total | 218.28 | 105 | | | |
| Results of significance analysis (volume) |
| Volume | Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F | Sig. |
| Between groups | 5.900 | 3 | 1.967 | 0.945 | 0.422 |
| Within groups | 212.38 | 102 | 2.082 | | |
| Total | 218.28 | 105 | | | |
| Results of significance analysis (the presence or absence of a speed control camera) |
| Presence or absence of a speed control camera | Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F | Sig. |
| Between groups | 0.49 | 1 | 0.49 | 0.23 | 0.629 |
| Within groups | 217.79 | 104 | 2.09 | | |
| Total | 218.28 | 105 | | | |
| Results of significance analysis (homogeneous sections) |
| Homogeneous sections | Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F | Sig. |
| Between groups | 5.71 | 5 | 1.14 | 0.53 | 0.751 |
| Within groups | 212.41 | 99 | 2.15 | | |
| Results of significance analysis (gradient) |
| Grade | Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F | Sig. |
| Between groups | 0.69 | 2 | 0.35 | 0.17 | 0.849 |
| Within groups | 217.59 | 103 | 2.11 | | |
| Results of significance analysis of development factors |
| Results of significance analysis (dominant land uses along the roadways) |
| Dominant land uses along the roadways | Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F | Sig. |
| Between groups | 4.45 | 2 | 2.22 | 1.07 | 0.346 |
| Within groups | 213.84 | 103 | 2.08 | | |
| Total | 218.28 | 105 | | | |
| Results of significance analysis (the number of accessibility) |
| Number of accessibility | Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F | Sig. |
| Between groups | 9.77 | 9 | 1.086 | 0.50 | 0.871 |
| Within groups | 208.51 | 96 | 2.172 | | |
| Total | 218.28 | 105 | | | |
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Note. All the italic coefficients are not statistically significant. It is significant at the 0.05 level. |