کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1132166 | 1488994 | 2013 | 16 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: The heterogeneous effects of guardian supervision on adolescent driver-injury severities: A finite-mixture random-parameters approach The heterogeneous effects of guardian supervision on adolescent driver-injury severities: A finite-mixture random-parameters approach](/preview/png/1132166.png)
One of the key aspects of graduated driver licensing programs is the new-driver experience gained in the presence of a guardian (a person providing mandatory supervision from the passenger seat). However, the effect that this guardian-supervising practice has on adolescent drivers’ crash-injury severity (should a crash occur) is not well understood. This paper seeks to provide insights into the injury-prevention effectiveness of guardian supervision by developing an appropriate econometric structure to account for the complex interactions that are likely to occur in the study of the heterogeneous effects of guardian supervision on crash-injury severities. As opposed to conventional heterogeneity models with standard distributional assumptions, this paper deals with the heterogeneous effects by accounting for the possible multivariate characteristics of parameter distributions in addition to allowing for multimodality, skewness and kurtosis. A Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm is developed for estimation and the permutation sampler proposed by Frühwirth-Schnatter (2001) is extended for model identification. The econometric analysis shows the presence of two distinct driving environments (defined by roadway geometric and traffic conditions). Model estimation results show that, in both of these driving environments, the presence of guardian supervision reduces the crash-injury severity, but in interestingly different ways. Based on the findings of this research, a case could easily be made for extending the time-requirement for guardian supervision in current graduated driver license programs.
► Model captures the multivariate characteristics of parameter distributions.
► Two statistically definable driving environments are discovered.
► Guardian supervision reduces adolescent injury severity in both environments.
► Guardian supervision affects severity in different ways in these two environments.
Journal: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological - Volume 49, March 2013, Pages 39–54