Research Article

Identifying Factors Contributing to the Motorcycle Crash Severity in Pakistan

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of variables.

VariableDescriptionFrequencyPercentage

Injury severityNon-fatal2846098.50
Fatal4341.50

SeasonSpring668123.12
Summer783327.11
Autumn673423.31
Winter764626.46

Day of weekWeekends861029.80
Weekdays2028470.20

Time of dayMorning (06 : 00–08 : 59)14735.10
Noon (09 : 00–11 : 59)455015.75
Afternoon (11 : 59–14 : 59)546918.93
Early evening (15 : 00–17 : 59)604220.90
Late evening (18 : 00–20 : 59)595520.61
Night (20 : 59–05 : 59)540518.71

Peak/Off-peakPeak904431.30
Off-peak1985068.70

Collision typeSingle vehicle1615255.90
Multivehicle1274244.10

Collision vehicleBicycle560.44
Motorcycle398831.30
Passenger vehicle9567.50
Heavy vehicle2421.90
Pedestrian715156.12
Other3492.74

Pillion passengerPresent28209.76
Not present2607490.24

Female pillion passenger cloth stuck in wheelYes8132.81
No2808197.19

GenderMale2466885.37
Female422614.63

Age≤241402748.55
25–40991434.31
41–54326211.29
≥5516915.85