ABSTRACT
Older
drivers and younger drivers are affected differently both in summer and winter.
Different factors affect each level of severity differently; some factors affect a particular level of injury severity
differently from when the same factor is analyzed for another injury severity.
The goal of this study is to identify the factors
that contribute to injury severity among older drivers (65+) and young drivers
(16 - 25) considering two seasons namely, summer and
winter at intersections. Binary ordered probit models were used to develop four
models to identify the contributing factors, two models for each season, namely
winter and summer. A statistical t-test has been done to identify the
statistically significant variables @ 90%
confidence interval. Based on the developed models, in summer, three
contributing factors, driving too fast condition, rear-end crashes, and
followed too close are associated with younger drivers injury severity, while
two contributing factors, rear-end crashes and followed too close are
associated with older drivers injury severity. In winter, five factors, made an improper turn, E Failed to Yield
Right-of-Way from Traffic Signal, rear end
(front to rear), gender like male and lighting condition like dark and dusk light condition, are associated with younger drivers injury
severity, while three factors such as made improper turn, rear-end crashes, and
followed too close are associated with older drivers injury severity.
Contributing factors in summer are the same for both younger and older drivers,
but different in winter for both younger and older drivers. This indicates that
older drivers and younger drivers are affected differently both in summer and
winter.