Research Article

A Simultaneous Safety Analysis of Crash Frequency and Severity for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: The Competing Risks Method

Table 3

Ranking variables based on hazard ratio.

VariablePDOInjuryFatalityCrash
Rank% impactRank% impactRank% impactRank% impact

Type of train service:
 Intercity passenger182%518%2101%249%

Train detection:
 CWT522%165%1172%249%
 DC350%345%386%150%

Is commercial power available?
 No810%250%635%618%

Is roadway/pathway paved?
 No255%433%818%345%
 Total daytime through trains622%711%733%522%
 Total nighttime through trains718%618%465%710%
 Total switching trains101%113%565%93%
 Maximum train speed110.4%105%103%102%
 Annual average daily traffic140.01%140.004%140.01%130.01%
 Percent trucks98%910%94%89%
 Distance to nearby intersecting roadway130.1%130.02%130.05%120.03%
 Smallest crossing angle120.2%121%121%110.4%
 Number of traffic lanes449%811%111%435%

Note. % impact = .