Research Article

An Empirical Assessment of Factors Influencing Injury Severities of Motor Vehicle Crashes on National Highways of Pakistan

Table 3

Estimated marginal effects of the model.

VariableFatal injuryMajor injuryMinor injuryNo injury

Fatal injury
July indicator−0.0004−0.0015−0.00290.0048
Weekday indicator0.00140.00570.0112−0.0183
Truck indicator−0.0013−0.0060−0.01150.0189
Night without road lights indicator−0.0017−0.0074−0.01330.0225

Major injury
November indicator−0.0012−0.00470.0069−0.0010
Cloudy weather indicator−0.0013−0.00380.0058−0.0007
Curve indicator−0.0113−0.04550.0664−0.0097
Tuesday indicator−0.0012−0.00460.0067−0.0009
Pothole indicator0.00050.0022−0.00320.0005

Minor injury
AM peak indicator0.0010−0.00840.00700.0005
Driver dozing indicator0.0005−0.00390.00310.0004
Driver age < 25 years indicator−0.00120.0122−0.0100−0.0011
Driver carelessness indicator0.0032−0.03120.02510.0029
Wet road surface indicator−0.00100.0075−0.0057−0.0007

No injury
Overspeeding−0.00230.00080.00140.0001
May indicator−0.00150.00050.00090.0001
Rickshaw indicator0.0080−0.0025−0.0050−0.0004
Clear weather indicator−0.03230.01020.01990.0022
Single-vehicle indicator0.0020−0.0006−0.0013−0.0001
Normal visibility indicator−0.00300.00100.00180.0002