Research Article

Examining the Environmental, Vehicle, and Driver Factors Associated with Crossing Crashes of Elderly Drivers Using Association Rules Mining

Table 2

Association rules of crossing crashes for elderly and nonelderly drivers.

AntecedentTypesSupportConfidenceLift

Elderly drivers
 Violation = disobey stop sign2-product0.0231.0003.446
 Violation = disobey traffic lights2-product0.0270.8973.093
  Location = intersection with signal3-product0.0270.9723.350
   Lighting = daylight4-product0.0231.0003.446
  Lighting = daylight3-product0.0230.9383.231
   Weather = clear4-product0.0180.9583.303
  Vehicle = ordinary motor car3-product0.0140.9003.102
   Weather = clear4-product0.0110.9333.216
Lighting = daylight and location = intersection without signal
 Type = light motor truck4-product0.0370.7382.545
   Violation = fail to confirm safety5-product0.0330.7542.600
   Road = dry5-product0.0330.7412.555
  Road = other4-product0.0170.7102.446
   Violation = fail to confirm safety5-product0.0140.7312.518
  Weather = raining4-product0.0240.7052.428
   Violation = fail to confirm safety5-product0.0210.7302.515
Nonelderly drivers
 Violation = disobey stop sign2-product0.0131.0004.355
 Violation = disobey traffic lights2-product0.0200.9043.936
  Vehicle = ordinary motor car3-product0.0110.9143.982
  Location = intersection with signal3-product0.0200.9083.955

Note. One 6-product rule related to elderly drivers was not shown in Table 2.