The Impact of Aggressive Driving Behavior on Driver-Injury Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Accidents

Table 1

Description of Highway-Rail Collision Characteristics.

Description		Drivers with Appropriate Driving Behaviors		Drivers with Aggressive Driving Behaviors
		Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Dependent Variable
Driver	0= PDO	9300	81.00%	8780	60.70%
	1= injured	1688	14.70%	4195	29.00%
	2= killed	492	4.30%	1490	10.30%
Independent Variables
Vehicle Speed	0 (Less than 50mph)	11470	99.90%	13871	95.90%
	1 (more than 50mph)	11	0.10%	593	4.10%
Train Speed	0 (Less than 50mph)	9587	83.50%	12540	86.70%
	1 (more than 50mph)	1894	16.50%	1924	13.30%
Age	0 (More than 25)	10563	92.00%	13235	91.50%
	1 (Less than 25)	953	8.00%	1085	7.50%
Gender	0 (Female)	3146	27.40%	3124	21.60%
	1 (Male)	8335	72.60%	11340	78.40%
Control Device	0(Active Control)	7659	66.7%	8144	56.31%
	1(Passive Control)	3822	33.3%	6320	43.69%
Vehicle Type	1(Sedan)	5235	45.60%	6581	45.50%
	2(Truck)	758	6.60%	1287	8.90%
	3(SUV)	1803	15.70%	2184	15.10%
	4(Pick-up)	1447	12.60%	2705	18.70%
	5(Van)	402	3.50%	663	4.60%
	6(Bus)	34	0.30%	14	0.10%
	7(Other)	1791	15.60%	1041	7.20%
Time Period	0 (Other Time Periods)	8209	71.50%	9893	68.40%
	1(Peak hour including 7:00AM-9:00AM & 4:00PM-6:00PM)	3272	28.50%	4571	31.60%
Weather	1 (Cloudy)	2296	20.00%	2849	19.70%
	2 (Rain)	792	6.90%	897	6.20%
	3 (Fog)	172	1.50%	217	1.50%
	4 (Sleet)	34	0.30%	29	0.20%
	5 (Snow)	321	2.80%	347	2.40%
	6 (Clear)	7864	68.50%	10125	70%
Accident Happened Area	0(other areas)	9403	81.90%	11253	77.80%
	1(open space)	2078	18.10%	3211	22.20%