Research Article

Discovering Insightful Rules among Truck Crash Characteristics using Apriori Algorithm

Table 7

Association rules by crash type.

LHSRHSItemsetαβLift

{Level: B, Number of vehicles: multi-vehicle involved, Segment: mainline}{Crash type: vehicle-vehicle}4-itemset0.02320.83844.5935
{Cause: unsafe distance, Number of vehicles: multi-vehicle involved}3-itemset0.02160.81754.4787
{Cause: drowsy, Median: fixed wall (127 cm), Number of vehicles: multi-vehicle involved, Segment: mainline, Weather: fine}6-itemset0.02160.81754.4787
{Cause: drowsy, Horizontal alignment: straight, Median: fixed wall (127 cm), Number of vehicles: multi-vehicle involved, Segment: mainline}6-itemset0.02040.79184.3384
{Cause: drowsy, Horizontal alignment: straight, Number of vehicles: multi-vehicle involved, Segment: mainline, Vertical alignment: no slope}6-itemset0.02220.76454.1885

{Cause: negligence, Driver age: 50s, Horizontal alignment: straight, Level: D, Number of vehicles: single, Segment: TG}{Crash type: vehicle-facility}7-itemset0.02090.99001.6794
{Cause: negligence, Driver age: 50s, Horizontal alignment: straight, Level: D, Number of vehicles: single, Segment: TG, Vertical alignment: no slope}8-itemset0.02070.99001.6793
{Driver age: 50s, Horizontal alignment: straight, Number of vehicles: single, Segment: TG, Vehicle type: cargo truck}6-itemset0.02100.98521.6711
{Driver age: 50s, Horizontal alignment: straight, Number of vehicles: single, Segment: TG, Vehicle type: cargo truck, Vertical alignment: no slope}6-itemset0.02090.98511.6710
{Cause: negligence, Median: no median, Number of vehicles: single, Segment: TG, Vehicle weight: >3.5 t and<8.5 t, Vehicle type: cargo truck}7-itemset0.02080.98511.6710