Research Article

Development of Accident Frequency Models with Random Parameters on Interstate Roadway Segments with and without Lighting Systems

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of variables.

Variable description Segments with lighting system Segments without lighting system
MeanStd. Dev.Min. valueMax. valueMeanStd. Dev.Min. valueMax. value

Segment length (miles)1.221.780.0314.162.092.510.0120.38
Number of accidents per year13.6316.550.00128.008.6711.340.00123.00
Portion of segments without lighting system0.000.000.000.001.000.001.001.00
Average daily traffic volume17,8218,94699344,22310,5696,95891635,948
Proportion of segments with standard number of lanes0.010.100.001.000.000.000.001.00
Proportion of segments with low number of lanes0.980.160.001.000.990.130.001.00
Proportion of segments with low left shoulder width0.250.450.001.000.290.440.001.00
Proportion of segments with standard left shoulder width0.670.960.001.000.670.970.001.00
Proportion of segments with high left shoulder width0.080.490.001.000.040.290.001.00
Proportion of segments with low right shoulder width0.340.430.001.000.250.430.001.00
Proportion of segments with standard right shoulder width0.590.930.001.000.700.960.001.00
Proportion of segments with high right shoulder width0.070.420.001.000.050.450.001.00
Number of horizontal curves in segment1.801.920.0014.002.413.650.0037.00
Number of vertical curves in segment2.923.170.0017.004.404.350.0030.00