Aggregate crash prediction model based on gravity model: Introducing crash risk distribution concept

Crash prediction models (CPMs) can be valuable for future transportation planning decisions. This study aims to develop CPMs based on the trip distribution step of the common four-step demand models. For this purpose, the Gravity Model is used. For model calibration, the frequency of severe crashes...

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Main Authors: Saman Dabbaghfeizi, Ali Naderan, Ali Tavakoli-Kashani
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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description Crash prediction models (CPMs) can be valuable for future transportation planning decisions. This study aims to develop CPMs based on the trip distribution step of the common four-step demand models. For this purpose, the Gravity Model is used. For model calibration, the frequency of severe crashes (including the total of fatal and injury crashes) between each origin-destination (OD) pair of traffic analysis zones (TAZs) in the city of Qom in Iran has been used as the dependent variable. The number of trip distributions by purpose, traffic characteristics on the links, and road network characteristics has been used as the explanatory variables. The model validation results show a significant relationship between the mentioned variables. Therefore, in addition to predicting the crash frequency according to trip number changes in the future, the developed model in this study determines the relationship between the crash frequency with the OD characteristics of the trips that lead to crashes. This makes it possible to evaluate the impact of different travel demand management scenarios on safety so that the crash risk (i.e., crash occurrence probability) of trips distributed between TAZs is identified and prioritized and can be planned to improve or reduced them.
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spelling doaj-art-a57a182e66974ffb9f45199efe4139cf2025-08-20T02:34:53ZengElsevierTransportation Engineering2666-691X2025-03-011910029710.1016/j.treng.2024.100297Aggregate crash prediction model based on gravity model: Introducing crash risk distribution conceptSaman Dabbaghfeizi0Ali Naderan1Ali Tavakoli-Kashani2Department of Civil Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Civil Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Corresponding author.Department of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, IranCrash prediction models (CPMs) can be valuable for future transportation planning decisions. This study aims to develop CPMs based on the trip distribution step of the common four-step demand models. For this purpose, the Gravity Model is used. For model calibration, the frequency of severe crashes (including the total of fatal and injury crashes) between each origin-destination (OD) pair of traffic analysis zones (TAZs) in the city of Qom in Iran has been used as the dependent variable. The number of trip distributions by purpose, traffic characteristics on the links, and road network characteristics has been used as the explanatory variables. The model validation results show a significant relationship between the mentioned variables. Therefore, in addition to predicting the crash frequency according to trip number changes in the future, the developed model in this study determines the relationship between the crash frequency with the OD characteristics of the trips that lead to crashes. This makes it possible to evaluate the impact of different travel demand management scenarios on safety so that the crash risk (i.e., crash occurrence probability) of trips distributed between TAZs is identified and prioritized and can be planned to improve or reduced them.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666691X2400071XAggregate crash prediction model (ACPM)Crash prediction model (CPM)Crash risk distribution (CRD)Gravity model (GM)Four-step demand model (FSDM)
spellingShingle Saman Dabbaghfeizi
Ali Naderan
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Aggregate crash prediction model based on gravity model: Introducing crash risk distribution concept
Transportation Engineering
Aggregate crash prediction model (ACPM)
Crash prediction model (CPM)
Crash risk distribution (CRD)
Gravity model (GM)
Four-step demand model (FSDM)
title Aggregate crash prediction model based on gravity model: Introducing crash risk distribution concept
title_full Aggregate crash prediction model based on gravity model: Introducing crash risk distribution concept
title_fullStr Aggregate crash prediction model based on gravity model: Introducing crash risk distribution concept
title_full_unstemmed Aggregate crash prediction model based on gravity model: Introducing crash risk distribution concept
title_short Aggregate crash prediction model based on gravity model: Introducing crash risk distribution concept
title_sort aggregate crash prediction model based on gravity model introducing crash risk distribution concept
topic Aggregate crash prediction model (ACPM)
Crash prediction model (CPM)
Crash risk distribution (CRD)
Gravity model (GM)
Four-step demand model (FSDM)
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666691X2400071X
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