Research Article

Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling Monthly Crash Counts on Freeway Segments with Temporal Correlation

Table 1

Vehicle categorization.

Category Categorization criteria Representative vehicle types
Head heightNumber of axesNumber of wheelsWheelbase

<1.322–4<3.2Passenger car, jeep, taxi-head truck
1.3243.2Minibus, minivan, light truck
1.3263.2Medium bus, large normal bus, medium truck
1.336–103.2Large luxury bus, large truck, large trailer, 20-foot container vehicle
1.3>3>103.2Heavy truck, heavy trailer, 40-foot container vehicle